Posted on 11/14/2022 8:51:45 PM PST by lightman
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the province won’t mandate masks, though he is “strongly recommending” residents to wear masks indoors amid the onset of a combination of three respiratory viruses.
Dr. Kieran Moore made the comments during a press conference on Nov. 14, warning about the combined threats of COVID-19, seasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza, which he said are contributing to an increase in the hospitalization of sick children.
“In response to the worsening trends and existing challenges for our healthcare system, I’m strongly recommending that all Ontarians, not just those at high risk, wear a mask in indoor public settings, especially around our most vulnerable Ontarians— the very young and very old,” Moore said.
Moore, however, is not reintroducing mask mandates, noting that many of the children being admitted to hospitals are very young—aged four and under—and cannot tolerate wearing masks. He urged “everyone around them” such as parents, siblings, and grandparents to instead wear a mask.
“The higher the number of social contacts, the higher the risk as we go indoors for this very social time of the year,” he said.
Moore said while masking at a broader population level might help reduce illness in the community, the greatest risk to children right now is in social settings, where it is hard to mandate behaviour.
“Yes, masking at a population level will help, but we really have to focus where we can protect our children,” he said.
When asked if he will recommend the government allow school boards to implement their own mandatory masking policies, Moore said he has no jurisdiction over the school boards, but said they can consult local medical officers in regard to local-level public health situations.
Moore said Ontario’s health system is facing “extraordinary pressures” with the circulation of three respiratory viruses. Seasonal influenza activity is fully underway with the percentage of respiratory tests that are positive now at 14.5 percent, rising from 10.3 percent a week ago.
The positivity rate for RSV is currently at 6.4 percent in Ontario, but Moore said the percentage has been on the rise over several weeks. COVID-19 percent positivity, by contrast, has decreased, but still has a positivity rate of 14.2 percent.
Screaming, crying, emoting, menstruating women drive this crap.
The byatches want masks for regular FLU now.
I run into people at this late date, who are wearing masks.
Inside I lament the decline of the nation’s collective IQ.
I know... it boggles the mind. How anyone wears one fully covering mouth and nose for hours on end is inconceivable to me.
I strongly recommend that he shove his recommendation where the sun don’t shine.
Anyone who still walks around wearing a mask is a moron.
I watched 2 women walking outside with masks the other day...
Screw these guys.
Agreed...
Yeah. Look I don’t care, I just feel sorry for them.
Living your life in fear is no way to live.
I don’t think they’re going to get the compliance this time around. I know my whole family isn’t playing covid any longer....and haven’t been for some time. I gave them their two weeks at the beginning, then I gave them the middle finger after that. Our farm became a sanctuary back in 2020 for everyone who wanted to gather, act normal, not stay 6 feet apart, not wear masks, and hang out and lament on the stupidity of our fellow Canadians.
Great comment! Sounds like the farm was a true oasis of sanity.
I rode a shuttle at LAX recently. The sign in the bus said "Masks Required" but only the driver and two passengers (both young adults) wore masks. So even most Angelinos have stopped wearing them.
Wonder how many pensions and pension funds in Ontario were wrecked by the FTX fiasco......
It has gone down a notch or two, hasn’t it?
I was walking by the dairy area, and this guy had a mask on, I pointed my hand almost touching him (was so close) and said “IQ test failure”. Rather than say anything, he just pulls out his phone and starts to follow and record me. This the ‘men’ nowadays? It’s disgusting.
The over-credentialed group of humans in our societies are dumber than ever.
I live in a rural area north of Lake Huron. There is a heavy Mennonite presence here, thank God. No masks, no vax, no deaths, and very little sickness. How does that work?
They either forgot to take down the signs or figured “why bother, we’ll be putting them up again soon enough”.
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