Wed May 10, 2023 – 7:27 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Manitoba’s provincial health organization has lifted mask mandates in most acute, long-term and community settings.
As of today, most visitors, patients, and workers in healthcare facilities will not have to wear masks, according to an announcement from Shared Health, Manitoba’s provincial health organization.
“The changes in masking requirements are based on advice given by infection prevention and control experts and reflect the changes we’ve seen with virus transmission in our province over the past year,” Shared Health COO and chief nursing officer Monika Warren said, despite multiple studies proving masking to be ineffective at limiting the spread of the coronavirus. Other studies have shown that prolonged masking is even associated with negative health effects.
A Manitoba nurse wishing to remain anonymous told LifeSiteNews, “The nurses at my hospital are so excited that we can now smile at our patients.”
“Face-to-face interactions are so important to our care,” she continued. “We’re also relieved not to have constant mask-induced headaches after 8- to 12- or even 16-hour shifts.”
“Hopefully, this makes other provinces realize that they can do the same,” the nurse added.
Currently, the only provinces in Canada that do
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