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Friday, May 14, 2021

Hundreds of Epidemiologists Expected Mask-Wearing in Public for at Least a Year


When federal health officials said on Thursday that fully vaccinated Americans no longer needed to wear masks in most places, it came as a surprise to many people in public health. It also was a stark contrast with the views of a large majority of epidemiologists surveyed in the last two weeks by The New York Times.

In the informal survey, 80 percent said they thought Americans would need to wear masks in public indoor places for at least another year. Just 5 percent said people would no longer need to wear masks indoors by this summer.

In large crowds outdoors, like at a concert or protest, 88 percent of the epidemiologists said it was necessary even for fully vaccinated people to wear masks...


https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/upshot/epidemiologists-coronavirus-masks.html

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