As controversy continues to stir around mask mandates during the pandemic, local doctors worry history will not look kindly on people's refusal to take simple steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and to look at how health advice from centuries ago was received
Present and future navigate this health crisis.
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Joseph has seen increasing cases, deaths and a new record set in hospitalization.
Kq2's madeline mcclain found out what history can tell us about our future.
<<kq2's madeline mcclain reportingdoctors worry that years from now -- we will look back on mask debates with regret.dr. davin turner, mosaic life care: "we support the mask ordinance and we've supported the mask ordinance for months."
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Joseph's mayor wants to extend the city's mask mandate until february.bill mcmurray, mayor of st.
Joseph: "the hospital suggests that we extend it all the way into may.
I don't know if that would sit well with a lot of people."the public backlash has made it difficult to get everyone on the same page.bill mcmurray, mayor of st.
Joseph: "i want to congratulate all the people who are following the mask mandate but if everybody would do it, if we could get more people to do it, you know, we would have better results."critics can be easily found in your facebook feed -- saying the increase in cases is evidence that st.
Joseph's mask mandate isn't working top official overseeing medical services at mosaic life care says evidence is clear masks help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.dr. davin turner, mosaic life care: yes, the numbers are increasing, we believe the numbers would be higher if we were not wearing masks.how will the anti-mask sentiment be framed in history?dr. davin turner, mosaic life care: "the best thing i can tell people is to look up a dr. semmelweis."dr. ignas simelveis (ignaz semmelweis) a 19th-century hungarian doctor.
Years after his death -- he would be lauded as a hero and pioneer for discovering a game-changing disease prevention techignique davin turner, mosaic life care: "he advocated for the washing of hands in 1847 and he was ridiculed for this recommendation.
However, what has been proven in history is that one of the biggest advancements ever in medicine was washing our hands."will we be looked at like handwashing critics -- people who rejected science because it was too embarrassing to admit being wrong or too stuck in our ways to change or too selfish to sacrifice for others.doctors say yes -- unless we do something about it.dr. davin turner, mosaic life care: so the masks, though inconvenient are an inexpensive way to hopefully protect us, protect our loved ones, and hopefully protect those that we come reporting in st.
Joseph -- madeline mcclain kq2 news.>> the mask mandate is set to expire this month.
If it is extended -- it will run for 90 days and expire on valentines day 2021.
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