Are Face Masks Here to Stay?

Some countries shifted their cultures after pandemics to embrace mask-wearing in public. Will the same thing happen to the U.S.?

By Leslie Nemo
Jan 6, 2021 10:00 PMJan 6, 2021 9:55 PM
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For some people, the idea of going to the store without a mask right now is so shocking, they’re having stress dreams about it. But once the need to wear a face-covering every time we go shopping is over, our instinct to reach for our masks might not disappear entirely in the U.S. 

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