Julia Marcus, an epidemiologist and professor at Harvard Medical School, says in her article in The Atlantic that shaming people for not wearing masks is counterproductive. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Shaming doesn’t work Confronting people who are maskless may not be the best strategy. I found some - but nothing that would immediately solve the issue. There is simple bravado: ‘Nobody is going to tell me what to wear!’ And there is mental fatigue: after several months of dealing with a pandemic, and no end in sight, it’s tempting to just throw up your hands and go about your life.īut what if you feel that people should be wearing masks? How do you deal with the anger - not to mention the possible danger? Should you confront them? I went looking for advice online. There is confusion over the mixed signals we are getting from medical experts and political leaders. There is the political aspect - wearing a mask, or not wearing one, has become a statement in some circles of one’s support of a specific political point of view. There are those with breathing difficulties and other valid reasons for avoiding face coverings. There are other reasons that people may avoid wearing masks.
They can be hot on summer days they can be uncomfortable if not fitted properly they can make your glasses fog up they get in the way of eating, drinking, and talking (especially on the phone) and they can muffle your voice and hide your smile. However, these days, when I go out for a walk or to run errands, at least half the people I see are not wearing masks - or are wearing their masks around their necks, as though those pieces of cloth or paper are good-luck totems rather than items with a specific purpose.Īdmittedly, face masks are not convenient or particularly pleasant to wear. "We are all Lakers today." - Los Angeles Clippers Coach Doc Rivers after the death of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash on January 26.You’d think that months of reading about overflowing hospitals and mounting death statistics would scare almost anyone into following the current Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations: wear a mask in public spaces to protect others from possible infection, especially since there is no current way to be sure who may be an asymptomatic transmitter - particularly in relatively crowded urban areas."You're a lying dog-faced pony soldier." - Mr Biden's put down on February 9 to a student who asked how he can win a national election after his poor results in Iowa."The science should not stand in the way of this." - Kayleigh McEnany about the reopening of US schools in July."If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't Black." - US President-elect Joe Biden infamously said on "The Breakfast Club" radio program on May 22."My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed." - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died earlier this year, said in a statement dictated to her granddaughter Clara Spera.You have my word on that." - White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said during her press conference on May 1. And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning?" - the US president again during White House Coronavirus Task Force press conference in April, at the height of the pandemic. "I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute.
"I can't breathe." - as said by George Floyd to Minneapolis police before he was killed on May 25."Wear a mask." - Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, urged Americans to slow the spread of the coronavirus.Here are the top 10 quotes of the year, according to Yale US President Donald Trump secured two places in the top 10, with his fictitious comments about coronavirus “disappearing” and about bleach killing the virus. This was followed by the harrowing words of ‘I can’t breathe’ by George Floyd, who died in May after a Minneapolis police office knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Seven ways coronavirus has changed our lives forever
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