Masks need to be mandated in most indoor settings to prevent really grim winter - Baker

Masks need to be mandated in most indoor settings to prevent really grim winter - Baker Professor Michael Baker is calling for much wider mask mandates, saying the roll-out of free masks, while positive, will make a "fairly small" difference to the Covid-19 outbreak. RNZ

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"You go to one social event, and everyone's wearing a mask, and so you feel comfortable. Next day, you go to a different one, and no one's wearing a mask, except you, and that feels a bit odd. We need to get rid of those inconsistencies."

Baker said he believed the government had opted for a greater focus on personal responsibility for fear of a potential political backlash.

"Unfortunately, we've politicized this issue too much and politics is starting to take over from the science."...