Updated March 3, 2021
Numerous outlets in the Sinclair Broadcast Group reported that public health experts have expressed alarm that many states have decided to eliminate mask mandates and other restrictions designed to keep cases of COVID-19 under control. The story quotes Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, senior associate dean for health policy. “My reaction is, ‘What on earth are they thinking? We’ve seen this before with this virus – cases, hospitalizations, and deaths rose precipitously when state mandates were lifted or significantly relaxed.’”