With restrictions lifting across Canada as a sixth COVID-19 wave hits parts of the country, individual responsibility and personal choice appear to be the default public health measure, leaving some asking: when will it be safe to stop wearing face masks? CTVNews.ca asked health experts to weigh in.
like health-care settings. All this comes as wastewater data from a number of provinces suggest a clear rise in COVID-19 and hospitalization figures that are also edging higher.
“Keep wearing your mask at least until two weeks after the resurge, after the peak … we don't want to be challenged again in our hospitals.” “Most people don't know where they got it now. And that's a really good indicator that there's a lot of virus,” she said in a phone interview. “I'd use [percent positivity] with caution and start waiting until the province seems to be seeing less community spread as one of those measures. So deaths, hospitalizations going down, percent positivity going down, and then – you switch over to managing your personal and surrounding risks with your community.”“For me, it's about vax-plus plan. So you do the vaccine part – that's the cornerstone. The pieces that hold the rest of that tabletop up are the moderate activities.
“If there’s no wave, numbers are low, I would just not wear it at all. I’m fully vaccinated, I have had three doses. And my risk of being admitted to hospital or the risk of my family … will be very low,” he said.But if there is a wave, like the current one we are in now, Juni would avoid staying in public indoor spaces longer than necessary. It is not just about protecting others, he says.
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