


These measures prevent the spread of COVID-19, even if you’ve had the vaccine. This is why it’s important to practice recommended public health measures, like following recommendations of when to wear a mask or other equipment that helps protect you, washing your hands often, staying 2 metres away from others, and staying home when you’re sick. We also don’t know how long the protection lasts or how well the vaccine stops the spread of COVID-19. This means 5 or 6 people out of 100 may still get COVID-19, even if they had the recommended doses of a vaccine. But their protection is about 94% to 95%, not 100%. Clinical trials show that COVID-19 vaccines are a very useful way to protect against COVID-19. Keep following recommendations of when to wear a mask, even if you’ve had the COVID-19 vaccine. You may be asked or choose to wear a mask in shared indoor spaces such as:ĭo I need to wear a mask if I’ve had the COVID-19 vaccine? Wearing a mask and cleaning your hands helps to keep everyone safe when you’re within 2 metres of another person for a short time. Will a mask help when physical distancing is difficult? When everyone does these things, it helps everyone stay safe. following public health orders, local bylaws, and any health and safety rules in buildings.physical distancing (staying at least 2 metres away from other people).cleaning your hands often with alcohol-based hand rub (hand sanitizer) or soap and water.Masks work best when you also take other actions. What else can I do along with wearing a mask? You also spread germs when you touch your face and then touch people or surfaces without cleaning your hands.) keep you from touching your face (When you touch your face, you bring germs onto your face.stop droplets from your nose and mouth from going into the air.Masks work to stop COVID-19 and other diseases from spreading because they:

When you wear a mask at the right times and take other important actions, you help protect yourself and the people around you. Wearing a mask is a simple way to stop COVID-19 from spreading. This information has been translated into other languages – see the links at the bottom of this page. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Wearing a mask to stop the spread
