‘Assume that they might have COVID’: Peel’s top doctor says after 22% test positivity in Brampton Those addressing the public have wondered the same thing.While public health and infectious disease experts need to keep people informed, they say there’s a fine line between sharing pertinent information and perpetuating anxieties that have been stewing for months.The third wave of the pandemic — and the urgency facing several provinces — has blurred that line even more, says Dr.
Sumon Chakrabarti, an infectious disease specialist in Mississauga, Ont.While he notes that transparency and honesty is important when engaging with people, Chakrabarti says experts also can’t risk having a fatigued public tune out at a crucial moment.“At this point.