Doctor on Move to Drop Mask Mandate on Public Transit
Clip: 4/20/2022 | 7m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
A look at how the move away from masks affects immunocompromised people.
Public transit users in Chicago and Illinois are now free to wear or not wear a mask as they desire, even though COVID cases have started to rise again. Dr. Susan Bleasdale, medical director of infection, prevention, and control at Universtiy of Illinois Health, reacts to the move.
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Doctor on Move to Drop Mask Mandate on Public Transit
Clip: 4/20/2022 | 7m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Public transit users in Chicago and Illinois are now free to wear or not wear a mask as they desire, even though COVID cases have started to rise again. Dr. Susan Bleasdale, medical director of infection, prevention, and control at Universtiy of Illinois Health, reacts to the move.
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