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What the science says about lifting mask mandates

With COVID rates dropping and vaccinations on the rise, the United States and other places are removing some requirements for face coverings. Are they moving too fast?
  1. Lynne Peeples

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A city gardener works next to a mural showing a health worker wearing a face mask in Mexico City.

A mural promotes mask use while honouring health workers in Mexico City. Credit: Pedro Padro/AFP via Getty

A sign is still posted on the front door of the Wolfeboro Food Co-op that reads, “Face masks required.” Until recently, another sign had hung directly below it, explaining how the New Hampshire market was following federal policy.

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Nature 593, 495-498 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01394-0

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