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Mask mandates drop amid new variant
A federal court ruling this week striking down the mask mandates on planes and public transit has left few indoor masking requirements in the U.S. This comes as health experts brace for the next COVID surge and parents of kids under five are still awaiting an approved vaccine. Geoff Bennett spoke with Dr. Peter Hotez, a professor of pediatrics and molecular virology at Baylor College of Medicine.