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States drop COVID-19 mask mandates but still expect people to mask up – will they?

  • Written by Murray J. Côté, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M University
imageTexas' announced it is ending its COVID-19 restrictions. Its vaccination rate is among the lowest in the U.S., and its case numbers are still high.Montinique Monroe/Getty Images

The governors of Texas and Mississippi announced that they were rescinding their statewide mask mandates and allowing restaurants and other businesses to return to 100%...

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