Since the end of July 2020, a medical certificate that contraindicates the wearing of the protective mask against the coronavirus has been circulating on social networks. This document to be completed “certifies that Mr, Mrs … presents a medical contraindication to wearing the mask continuously and occasionally“.
Posted by a general practitioner from Alsace (67), this is a strategy to bypass the compulsory wearing of a mask in closed public places and in certain cities where it is now compulsory outdoors.
The protective mask against the coronavirus: to protect yourself … and protect others
Remember that wearing a mask is recommended by the National Academy of Medicine, by the World Health Organization (WHO) and by the High Authority of Health (HAS) to limit the spread of the Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus, which is transmitted mainly via droplets of saliva. Uncomfortable, the protective mask therefore saves lives, because you can be infected with the coronavirus (and transmit it) even without symptoms!
“There is no medical reason why people could not tolerate wearing a mask. Doctors who say “because you can’t stand the mask, you have the right to make others take risks”, that doesn’t make sense. If you don’t wear a mask, you stay away from others “explains Dr. Claude Bronner, general practitioner in Strasbourg, interviewed by our colleagues from Street 89.
According to a press release published this Wednesday, August 12, 2020, the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of the Grand Est took legal action earlier this week and the doctor (reported in April 2020) was suspended on Monday. “This certificate has no legal value“specifies Jean-Marie Letzelter, president of the Departmental Council of the Bas-Rhin Order of Physicians, interviewed by AFP.
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