Majority of Canadians open to mask mandates; not so much in Alberta, says poll yyc abpoli ABCOVID-19
“There’s a copycat effect — ‘if everyone has to do it, we’ll do it,'” said Korzinski, adding he’s been chided recently for wearing a mask in public.Article contentWhen a mask mandate was first imposed in Calgary in the summer of 2020, compliance rose from a small minority to near 100 per cent practically overnight.
“Those are the only two places with a sub-majority” among the provinces supporting a mask mandate if infections rise, he said.Article contentWhile masking still had healthy support among the poll’s respondents, reintroducing vaccine passports has far less acceptance, with only 21 per cent of Canadians embracing the concept.
Health-care systems across the country are grappling with triple-whammy outbreaks of COVID-19, influenza and RSV.
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