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Health: did the French abandon wearing masks too quickly?
Health: did the French abandon wearing masks too quickly? – (France 2)
If Covid-19 is less present, wearing a mask remains useful to prevent the spread of the disease and all viruses, which circulate even more in winter. However, most French people have chosen to put it aside, particularly for the sake of comfort.
Until May 2022, almost all French people had adopted the wearing of a mask. It has now almost disappeared. “I don’t wear it. Afterwards, everyone does what they want, as they feel.”testifies the customer of a pharmacy, while a woman explains that she has “always one” on her. In a Parisian pharmacy, customers coming to take a test for suspected Covid-19 sometimes fail to wear a mask. “We still went through a complicated period, so it brings back unpleasant memories”explains pharmacist Yorick Berger, who also believes that its unpleasant wearing style does not encourage its use.
The return of the mask with winter viruses?
However, can the mask be completely put aside? “What is obvious, and what should remain in the post-pandemic world, is that when we are sick, whether we have a runny nose, Covid, flu, mycoplasma (…) , is to immediately put on a mask”, regrets Banjamin Davido, infectious disease doctor. With the arrival of the cold and winter viruses, the mask could well regain some of its interest.
