Robert Hect

Yale

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Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Yale.

Robert Hect on KCRW

There’s been a lot of confusion over where to wear masks when you’re in public. The official recommendation from the CDC says that only sick people should wear them.

Combined with social distancing and handwashing, a cloth mask can be better than no mask during COVID-19

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