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Should fully immunized people wear masks indoors? An infectious disease physician weighs in

  • Written by Peter Chin-Hong, Associate Dean for Regional Campuses, University of California, San Francisco
imageMasking indoors will yet again be the new normal in Los Angeles County -- and possibly elsewhere in the U.S.Lourdes Balduque/ Moment via Getty Images

With the highly infectious delta coronavirus variant spreading at an alarming rate, the World Health Organization in late June 2021 urged people to again wear masks indoors – even those who are...

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