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An emergency room physician on the relaxed COVID guidelines

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An emergency room physician weighs in on CDC's relaxed masking, distancing guidelines

Ever since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask recommendations substantially for fully vaccinated adults, there's been a wide range of reaction — including some outright confusion, anxiety and criticism — over how this will play out. William Brangham reports on those concerns and brings some perspective from emergency room physician Dr. Megan Ranney.

05/17/2021

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