More than half of doctors and nurses surveyed in a Medscape poll said they expect to keep wearing face masks in certain scenarios.
Even as the COVID-19 threat seems to be easing, more than half of doctors and nurses expect to continue wearing face masks while shopping in grocery and retail stores and at indoor events such as weddings and concerts, according to the results of a recent Medscape survey of health care professionals.
None of the other situations included in either survey produced more agreement on wearing masks, although 53% of doctors said they would continue to wear masks at work. Mask-wearing at work will continue for 47% of nurses but for just 34% of the public. At first glance, the consumers’ split of 54% agreement and 34% disagreement with the new guidance is less polarized than the nurses’ 50% and 43% and the doctors’ 51% and 42%, but the levels of agreement tell a different story.
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