KSHB: Local Health Experts, Travelers React to Federal Judge's Ruling on Mask Mandate on Public Transportation

A federal judge's ruling, wiping out the federal requirement to wear masks on public transportation, now puts a key piece of COVID-19 protocol in the United States into question.

KSHB talked to Dr. Ginny Boos, Director of Infection Prevention at Saint Luke's Health System, about the risk of traveling without a mask and why wearing a face covering may still be a good idea.

Watch the story below.


KSHB also spoke to travelers at KCI about the judge's ruling.

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