Pandemic fatigue has turned to pandemic restlessness as the weather shows signs of improving and vaccines gradually roll out across the country. As more people get vaccinated, cases (hopefully) continue to decline and society slowly reopens, it may be time to shift our messaging away from strict one-size-fits-all public health guidelines. 'Get creative' with public health messagingTimothy Caulfield, a Canada Research Chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, said public health officials are walking a "tightrope" in communicating public health guidelines in the coming months. Chagla says we need to give people more low risk activities to do together in the near future, or risk people hiding their interactions with each other behind closed doors. 6:10Caulfield says officials need to re-evaluate public health messaging and explain clearly to people what's safe and what isn't.

Source: CBC News February 27, 2021 09:00 UTC