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Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University

President Joe Biden addresses the nation on latest coronavirus plan. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

September 10, 2021

Biden’s pandemic plan overlooks mask mandates and vulnerable populations

Julia Raifman, Boston University and Alexandra Skinner, Boston University

President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.

Amid growing COVID-19 transmission, hospitalization and death rates, mask mandates are returning in some states. Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

August 10, 2021

State policies can provide clear guidance on when to put on and take off masks – with benefits to health, education and the economy

Julia Raifman, Boston University and Alexandra Skinner, Boston University

After the CDC changed course in late July, recommending universal masking indoors, Nevada became the first state to adopt a flexible masking policy that can quickly adjust to changing COVID-19 rates.

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