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26.4.2022. 8:41
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COVID-19: Israel's mask mandate is over, but what do doctors think?

As Israel lifts indoor mask mandate, medical experts still disagree on their effectiveness.
By MAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE,  Published: APRIL 25, 2022 

More than two years into the pandemic, medical experts remain divided on the effectiveness of masks to combat the spread of COVID-19.


Israel lifted its indoor mask requirement late Saturday, marking the end of rules that were first implemented in April 2020 as well as one of the few remaining coronavirus restrictions in the country.

Masks will still be required in certain places, such as in airplanes, hospitals, and elderly care facilities.

Some doctors welcomed the decision and argued that masking should never have been imposed in the first place.

“I think that mask mandates were unnecessary from the beginning because there is not enough scientific evidence that they are truly effective in reducing transmission of the coronavirus or viral respiratory diseases,”

Dr. Yoav Yehezkelli, an internal medicine specialist and co-founder of the Israeli epidemic management team: ... The primary goal, he believes, was to “instill fear of the virus in the public.”  I think that the pandemic ended a while ago,” he related. “We’re talking about a respiratory virus that resembles other respiratory viruses. It comes in waves, which is natural.”
Nevertheless, those who have symptoms of the virus should continue to mask to avoid infecting others. “It’s important to note that [standard surgical] masks do not protect the wearer; they are intended to protect others,” Yehezkelli said.

Prof. Amnon Lahad, chairman of the department of family medicine : “I’m happy that people are starting to understand that we need to live with a certain level of COVID cases,” . “The government doesn’t need to be involved in [masking] at this point. Wearing a mask is now a personal choice; those who are high-risk and in crowded places [should wear them].”  After we got the vaccines, which protect against serious disease, I think it was already possible to cancel the masking rules,” Lahad related.

Prof. Nadav Davidovitch, director of the School of Public Health at Ben-Gurion University : “masks played and continue to play a very important role.” ...  we have to understand that this doesn’t mean that COVID-19 has disappeared. People need to continue to get vaccinated and use masks in a smart way.”  People at higher risk of developing serious illness – such as those who are immunocompromised or the elderly – should continue towear face coverings, he said. He also recommended that everyone continue to mask in crowded places, like buses.

Prijevod 

COVID-19: Izraelski mandat maski je završio, ali što misle liječnici?

Dok Izrael ukida uredbu o nošenju maski u zatvorenom prostoru, medicinski stručnjaci se još uvijek ne slažu oko njihove učinkovitosti.

Više od dvije godine nakon pandemije, medicinski stručnjaci  su i dalje su podijeljeni oko učinkovitosti maski u borbi protiv širenja COVID-19.

Izrael je kasno u subotu ukinuo svoje zahtjeve za maskiranjem u zatvorenom prostoru, što je označilo kraj pravila koja su prvi put primijenjena u travnju 2020., kao i jedno od rijetkih preostalih ograničenja zbog koronavirusa u zemlji.  Maske će i dalje biti potrebne na određenim mjestima, kao što su avioni, bolnice i ustanove za njegu starijih osoba.

dr. Yoav Yehezkelli, specijalist interne medicine i suosnivač Izraelski tim za upravljanje epidemijom, rekao je :  "Mislim da su mandati za maske od početka bili nepotrebni jer nema dovoljno znanstvenih dokaza da su one uistinu učinkovite u smanjenju prijenosa koronavirusa ili virusnih respiratornih bolesti",

Početkom epidemije bio je primarni  “utjerati strah od virusa u javnost”.  “Mislim da je pandemija prestala sada govorimo o respiratornom virusu koji podsjeća na druge respiratorne viruse. Dolazi u valovima, što je prirodno.”
Ipak, oni koji imaju simptome virusa trebali bi se nastaviti maskirati kako ne bi zarazili druge.
“Važno je napomenuti da [standardne kirurške] maske ne štite nositelja; oni su namijenjeni zaštiti drugih”, rekao je Yehezkelli.

Prof. Amnon Lahad, predsjedavajući odjela za obiteljsku medicinu i prodekan za zdravstvo u zajednici na Hebrejskom sveučilištu u Jeruzalemu, rekao je da je  kraj "maskiranja" korak u pravom smjeru.

“Sretan sam što ljudi počinju shvaćati da moramo živjeti s određenom razinom slučajeva COVID-a”, rekao je Lahad :  “Vlada u ovom trenutku ne mora biti uključena. Nošenje maske sada je osobni izbor; oni koji su pod visokim rizikom i na prepunim mjestima [trebaju ih nositi].“

"Nakon što smo dobili cjepiva, koja štite od ozbiljnih bolesti, mislim da je već bilo moguće ukinuti pravila maskiranja", rekao je Lahad.

Profesor Nadav Davidovitch, ravnatelj Škole javnog zdravlja na Sveučilištu Ben-Gurion  rekao je  da su “maske igrale i igraju vrlo važnu ulogu”.  “Općenito, mislim da je to ispravna odluka, ali moramo razumjeti da to ne znači da je COVID-19 nestao.Ljudi se moraju nastaviti cijepiti i koristiti maske na pametan način.

Ljudi s većim rizikom od razvoja ozbiljne bolesti – poput onih s oslabljenim imunitetom ili starijih – trebali bi nastaviti nositi pokrivala za lice, rekao je. Također je preporučio da se svi nastave maskirati na mjestima s puno ljudi, poput autobusa.