Op-Ed: Why face mask mandates for all should be back on the table (via latimesopinion)
from July 11 to July 14. We reminded respondents that masks have been used to limit the spread of the coronavirus and we then asked if they would wear a mask in a variety of settings where unvaccinated people were asked to do so: at a friend’s party, at a grocery store, at the post office and at a job. As a follow-up, we asked each person to tell us whether he or she has received a COVID-19 vaccine.
The results are striking: In each scenario, respondents who have not been vaccinated were more likely to say they would not wear a mask than those who have received at least one vaccination shot. Nearly half of the unvaccinated say they would not wear a mask at a party or a grocery store , despite explicit requests for them to do so.
Mask refusal rates among the unvaccinated were slightly less when we asked about the post office and work but still greater than among vaccinated respondents. Further, the survey showed that about 15% of all adults areunvaccinated and unwilling to wear masks when asked to in public. This is a significant population, which could enable the spread ofGiven mask resistance, a universal requirement may be the only effective approach.
It may feel unfair that individuals shunning the vaccine and masks could cause us all to have to mask up again. But until vaccinations are
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