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Risk Assessment Key to Reopening, Determining What's Safe

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

May 22, 2020

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As Wisconsin heads for a busy holiday weekend, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Population Health Sciences Professor Emeritus Patrick Remington discusses what are the safest activities for Wisconsinites. He also discusses what the epidemiologic impact will be of reopening part of the state suggesting the use of masks are a key to minimizing transmission.

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