Health Experts, Parents, Teachers Call For Lifting Mask Mandates Post-Omicron

By Kenny Choi, CBS San Francisco:

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — With omicron cases starting to decline in many parts of the state, there’s a push to ease COVID restrictions although it’s still unclear whether health officials will lift mask mandates Feb. 15.

Some leading health experts and doctors on the front lines of this two-year-old COVID battle are hoping they’ll go a step farther.

“I think the public is scared because of a lot of our messaging,” said UCSF director of COVID response Dr. Jeanne Noble.

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