Matters of Policy & Politics

Matters Of Policy & Politics: Goodbye, Mask Mandate . . . Now What?

The efficacy of mask-wearing, the nuances of the BA.2 variant, lessons from past lockdowns, and a California bill that would silence COVID dissenters in California’s medical community.

Matters of Policy & PoliticsApril 19, 2022
Matters Of Policy & Politics: Goodbye, Mask Mandate . . . Now What?

Does a Florida judge’s decision to strike down the federal mandate for wearing masks mark a shift from pandemic to endemic thinking? Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Hoover senior fellow,  Stanford University professor of medicine, and epidemiological researcher, discusses the efficacy of mask-wearing, the nuances of the BA.2 variant, and lessons from past lockdowns, plus a proposed bill in Sacramento that would suppress COVID-19 dissenters in California’s medical community.

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Jay Bhattacharya

Jay Bhattacharya

Bill Whalen

Bill Whalen

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