Did the French abandon wearing masks too quickly?

Until May 2022, almost all French people had adopted wearing a mask. It’s almost gone now. “I don’t wear it. After that, everyone does what they want, as they feel.”a pharmacy customer testifies, while a woman explains that she did it “Always one” on her. In a Parisian pharmacy, customers who come in for a suspected coronavirus test sometimes fail to wear a mask. “We are still going through a complicated period, so it brings back unpleasant memories.”Explains pharmacist Juric Berger, who also believes that its unpleasant wearing style discourages its use.

The return of the mask with winter viruses?

However, can the mask be put aside completely? “What is clear, and what should remain in the post-pandemic world, is that when we get sick, whether we have a runny nose, Covid, influenza, mycoplasma (…), we have to wear a mask immediately.”laments Benjamin Davidow, an infectious disease physician. With the arrival of cold and winter viruses, it is possible that the mask will regain some of its attention.