Mask mandates may seem like the 'Ghost of Christmas Past,' but an Angus Reid poll suggests it may also be 'Back to the Future.'.A recent study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds more than half of Canadians want their public health officers to re-implement mask mandates if COVID-19 cases rise this winter..As apparently immune-evasive Omicron variants spread, and influenza and respiratory illnesses cause problems for health care providers across the country, some have speculated that mask mandates may be needed to curb infection..Angus Reid discovered the more often someone wore a mask without being told to, the more they thought everyone else should be told to — should cases continue to rise..An overwhelming 91% of those who wore a mask “every single time” they were in a public space wanted mask mandates back, while two-thirds (65%) of those who sometimes wear one felt that way. Just one-quarter (23%) of those who “never” wear a mask believe mask reinstatement is the right choice..Women (63%) are more likely than men (45%) to support a return of mask mandates..Few Canadians want a return to vaccine passports. One-in-five (21%) would support this action, but two-in-five Canadians (42%) say neither masking mandates nor vaccine passports should be reinstated..Already, three-in-ten (31%) say they are wearing a mask more than half of the time in public spaces without anyone telling them to. Those in Nova Scotia (22%), Ontario (20%), and Newfoundland and Labrador (19%) are the most likely to say they consistently wear a mask while in the grocery store or bank. People in Alberta (58%) and Saskatchewan (59%) are the most likely to say they never wear a mask in public..Seven-in-ten (68%) of women over the age of 54 say they still have COVID-19 regularly on their mind. Half of Canadians (49%) say they do not think about the disease anymore, including almost two-thirds of men younger than 55. Saskatchewan (61%) and Alberta (54%) had the highest percentages of people who do not think about the virus much.
Mask mandates may seem like the 'Ghost of Christmas Past,' but an Angus Reid poll suggests it may also be 'Back to the Future.'.A recent study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds more than half of Canadians want their public health officers to re-implement mask mandates if COVID-19 cases rise this winter..As apparently immune-evasive Omicron variants spread, and influenza and respiratory illnesses cause problems for health care providers across the country, some have speculated that mask mandates may be needed to curb infection..Angus Reid discovered the more often someone wore a mask without being told to, the more they thought everyone else should be told to — should cases continue to rise..An overwhelming 91% of those who wore a mask “every single time” they were in a public space wanted mask mandates back, while two-thirds (65%) of those who sometimes wear one felt that way. Just one-quarter (23%) of those who “never” wear a mask believe mask reinstatement is the right choice..Women (63%) are more likely than men (45%) to support a return of mask mandates..Few Canadians want a return to vaccine passports. One-in-five (21%) would support this action, but two-in-five Canadians (42%) say neither masking mandates nor vaccine passports should be reinstated..Already, three-in-ten (31%) say they are wearing a mask more than half of the time in public spaces without anyone telling them to. Those in Nova Scotia (22%), Ontario (20%), and Newfoundland and Labrador (19%) are the most likely to say they consistently wear a mask while in the grocery store or bank. People in Alberta (58%) and Saskatchewan (59%) are the most likely to say they never wear a mask in public..Seven-in-ten (68%) of women over the age of 54 say they still have COVID-19 regularly on their mind. Half of Canadians (49%) say they do not think about the disease anymore, including almost two-thirds of men younger than 55. Saskatchewan (61%) and Alberta (54%) had the highest percentages of people who do not think about the virus much.
