People with social anxiety and other mental health conditions have found relief in wearing masks. On the other hand, face masks provide protection against a range of infectious diseases.
The masks served during the pandemic as a shield against COVID-19.
But now, when the population is immunized by vaccination, many people are wondering if it is good to keep them.
Rodica Tănăsescu is a family doctor and considers that the mask protects us from any virus. In addition, she says that for immunocompromised people, such as those with cancer or HIV, the mask could be indispensable.
“Wearing a mask is extremely effective in preventing the transmission of the flu virus, if other epidemics occur that are transmitted by air, then it is useful to wear a mask. Regardless of whether it is the flu or other respiratory viruses “, said Rodica Tănăsescu, family doctor.
Lorena Diaconescu is a psychologist and says that many people continue to wear a mask even when it is no longer needed, because they have developed social anxiety during the pandemic.
“The mask thus becomes an instrument of protection, not only from a medical point of view, but also becomes an instrument that some people use to hide, to hide their emotions, to hide certain imperfections,” he said. said Lorena Diaconescu, psychologist.
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