We are still in the midst of the biggest public health crisis, as COVID continues to demand us to mask and distance, albeit with less rigor than when the pandemic was raging in 2020. One of our biggest public health interventionist measures is encouraging the public to wear masks. Within the US, wearing masks has been politicized, with mask skepticism embraced by a partisan public with an appetite for disinformation and also distrust of science. But, the science is clear: masks work.
Please review the following article and PSAs created by celebrities and students. In your opinion, what role can these videos created by celebrities and the general public play in encouraging the public to wear masks? Answer should be under 2 pages and should be single spaced and also grammatical.
https://khn.org/news/mask-wearing-enforcement-not-so-simple/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/09/14/paul-rudd-implores-millennials-wear-masks-covid-19-psa-video/5799800002/
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/black-celebrities-are-encouraging-americans-to-wear-face-masks-in-new-psa/
https://qz.com/1829339/all-the-celebrity-coronavirus-psas-ranked/
http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2020/july/nyu-students-create-shareable–research-backed-covid-19-psas.html
https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/the-winners-of-new-yorks-wear-a-mask-psa-contest-have-been-revealed/