Is One Way Masking a Good Idea?

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There is still a very significant, how significant? Anywhere from you' have six% to about 15%. It doesn't mean that 15 % of people sitting next to some one sick get sick. But we do know that when buses have windows open, that that can almost make kind of that same dynamic of the plane where it's exchanging air rapidly. So again, remember, mask or air circulation, ideally both but controlling one or the other can really help to decrease chances.

A Florida judge ended the federal government’s mass transit mask mandate this week. Vox’s Dylan Scott explains if mask mandates are over forever and Dr. Kavita Patel explores how much of a difference that would make.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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