KIM COLTMAN: I don’t know what all the whining is about; it is only mandated if you are going into a healthcare facility
The following is a response, by Kim Coltman, to the BC government announcement that, ‘ As respiratory infections are increasing ... the risk also increases in health-care facilities where people may be more at risk of severe infections or complications. To increase protections in health-care facilities in the province, medical mask wearing will be required by all health-care workers, volunteers, contractors and visitors in patient care areas ... Long-term care visitors will be required to wear a medical mask when they are in common areas of the home and when participating in indoor events, gatherings, activities in communal areas of the care home or residence ... ’ Thank you for protecting people like me. So many of these people who are opposed to wearing masks, just don’t understand that these mandates are not to protect them, they are to protect people like me with chronic health conditions. I don’t like wearing the masks, but I know that I have to, to pr...