With new masking guidance, is Mass. marching back toward some version of normal? | The Boston Globe

CEID Faculty Dr. David Hamer weighs in on COVID prevention measures:

“…The changing mask guidance is consistent with Baker’s other messaging, said Doron, who has advised the administration. Members of Baker’s Cabinet, for example, urged Massachusetts college leaders in late January to begin viewing the pandemic as an ‘endemic, a highly contagious virus that is manageable and allows us to regain a sense of normalcy.’

Dr. Carole E. Allen, president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, suggested in a statement Tuesday that it was ‘appropriate to begin conversations about transitioning at a thoughtful and measured pace,’ citing the availability of therapeutics.

‘We’re in a safer position to pull back a little bit on the cautious approaches to prevention,’ added David Hamer, a Boston University professor of global health and medicine. ‘I think it’s a reasonable course to follow. The big question is: Is there going to be another wave?’ …”

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