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People will wear masks if they know of any good reason to do so, according to Simon Bacon, a behavioural scientist at Concordia University in Montreal.
It’s not surprising that many people are not wearing masks in spite of a resurgence of COVID-19, he said.
By removing mandates and not providing more information about risks and benefits, the government has sent the message that masking is not important and everything’s fine.