Public messaging on COVID-19 vaccination must heed warnings from confused face mask messaging

Simon Kolstoe

doi:10.1136/bmj.m3021

Public messaging on COVID-19 vaccination must heed warnings from confused face mask messaging

Simon Kolstoe

Institute of Life Sciences and Healthcare

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Abstract

It is not surprising that face coverings are a contentious issue. As Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues comment, wearing a face covering is not simply a case of complying with medical advice [1]. However, something that was not made explicit in this article, is how much of the controversy was caused by the medical community failing to make clear why people were being asked to wear face coverings in the first place.

Original language	English
Article number	m3021
Journal	British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Volume	370
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3021
Publication status	Published - 21 Aug 2020

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

COVID
Face Masks
Vaccination

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Public messaging on COVID-19 vaccination must heed warnings from confused face mask messaging

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