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What Next - Mask Off?

What Next - Mask Off?

The CDC’s new recommendation has sparked a lot of questions.

Slate News · Slate Podcasts

May 17, 202125m 1s

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Show Notes

On Thursday, the CDC announced that unvaccinated people can go unmasked in most situations. The decision was followed with many private companies dropping their mask requirements but not everyone is ready to go barefaced just yet. 


Guest: Megan Ranney, ER Doctor at Brown Emergency Medicine


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