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As mask requirements end, COVID protection comes down to personal choice

This week, a federal judge effectively ended the Biden administration’s TSA mask mandate.

Airlines and airports around the country lifted mask requirements almost immediately, including Sky Harbor here in Phoenix. But the debate over public health continues.

Dr. Saskia Popescu is an infectious disease epidemiologist and senior infection preventionist at the University of Arizona.

The Show spoke with her to learn about how this move could affect the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses.

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.