State policies can provide clear guidance on when to put on and take off masks – with benefits to health, education and the economy
- Written by Julia Raifman, Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
Amid growing COVID-19 transmission, hospitalization and death rates, mask mandates are returning in some states.Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesAlthough many people are eager to remove their masks, experts and much of the public increasingly recognize that indoor mask mandates can provide protection in areas where COVID-19 cases,...