Doctor Weighs In On Why Some People Should Still Wear Masks

NBC’s senior medical correspondent Dr. John Torres joins the 3rd Hour of TODAY and shares reasons why some people should still consider wearing a mask in public and on public transportation. “You never know who’s sitting next to you,” he says.

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[chelton]

The Covidians will never give up this insanity

[itsandyme]

I've put chain linked fence panels across my windows during the summer, but I still get mosquitos inside my home. Baffling.

[notmytruth.thetruth.]

I say … Let each individual decide regarding wearing a mask or not.

[prasiet]

I am still wearing my mask.. whilst I talk to 3 other people.. absolute jokers

[JustAGrl]

I’ll continue wearing mine. Living with lung disease in not taking chances. Also my grandma just passed away in February 2022 after getting COVID while in the hospital recovering from surgery.

[MrUranium]

There was a mask mandate? thought it was just a fashion trend

[skyscout]

okay mr dr, so why aren't you and these presenters wearing it? lol buffoons

[ochrechap]

In South Africa where Im from, the only place u r not allowed to wear a mask is outside. Everywhere else it's compulsory. As is sanitising.

Our country has experience with epidemics. We were the first to detect both beta and omicron variants...becaude virologists/epidemiologists here have experience and a good sense of vigilance.

[ronaldfletcher]

I don't like wearing a mask especially on a warm day but I wear one always on public transport. I don't want to be at home waiting between 5-7 days waiting for negative result from a covid test. Some companies don't pay you when don't work and you will also lose productivity time. Not everyone can work from home.

[roquefortfiles]

Because they have mental issues. Completely bizarre behavior has now been "Normalized" for a certain portion of the public. I see these oddballs all over the place. There's always the one guy in the local store with the back pack and the N95 mask. The one's i love are the people driving around with nobody in their car and they're wearing a mask. Some people have just become so traumatized by this that I think they'll be wearing a mask for the rest of their lives. I feel sorry for them.

[misterwesleysworld]

No. I'm done wearing that muzzle. Don't tell me what to do.

[llarmstrong]

I stopped over a year ago as have most I know

[realdragao]

"Forbdden to wear mask in air planes"
Person: Achoo
The entire crew: 💀

[CarpRunner]

I don't wear a mask for the same reason I don't wear a tin foil hat.

[michaelwalsh]

I haven’t complied to any of this nonsense since the start, still waiting to catch the deadly rona and I haven’t killed any grannies either.

[paulnelson]

never wore one during the mask mandate not gonna wear one now either..