Covid-19: Bloomfield's mask advice no match for peer pressure - a podcast by RNZ

from 2021-09-17T07:54

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It seems the influence of the Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is no match for peer pressure.
Principals have told RNZ most teenagers in alert level two areas are not bothering to wear face masks in class, even though Dr Bloomfield has strongly recommended they do.
One school has found chocolate effective in encouraging students to wear a mask but even then the effect is temporary.
RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen reports

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