‘COVID Zero’ is impossible this fall. But ‘COVID Manageable’ is within reach
If, as is widely anticipated, COVID-19 spikes again in the fall, should Canada bring back mask mandates?Yes to enforced masking at nursing homes, hospitals and other places where the old and medically vulnerable gather indoors. Maybe, if and when the epidemiological situation warrants it, to mask mandates in crowded spaces, like public transit.
It also acknowledges that, no matter how much public-health officials wish it were otherwise, many Canadians are tired. The evidence is plain to see on people’s faces, which are visible now that masks are largely optional and most people have chosen to take them off. With that in mind, we offer a list of COVID policy dos, and one don’t. As we wrote last week, delivering a big booster campaign is Job 1. After that, policy makers should:such as Paxlovid, which can reduce the severity of infections in high-risk patients, and Evusheld, which acts as a partial prophylactic for immunocompromised patients. Neither are silver bullets. Rebound infections after Paxlovid, for example, are cause for concern and warrant further study.
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