Probably not going to happen in anti-mask areas without a new scare. Though a new scare is also made more likely by anti-mask areas.
There is a window for decreasing infection rates, however. Vaccines are effective, just not permanently so since infectious agents can mutate. Every little bit decreases the chances of infecting others and of escape variants arising.
How do we get large amounts of people to start wearing masks again?
Probably not going to happen in anti-mask areas without a new scare. Though a new scare is also made more likely by anti-mask areas.
There is a window for decreasing infection rates, however. Vaccines are effective, just not permanently so since infectious agents can mutate. Every little bit decreases the chances of infecting others and of escape variants arising.