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UW System Mask Mandates to Expire

Frederica Freyberg:

On the COVID front, major institutions, local public health officers and schools are moving to remove mask requirements as cases drop across Wisconsin. The UW system reports mask mandates will be withdrawn as soon as March 1st, depending on the campus. A statement from System President Tommy Thompson says, “Due to vaccination and infection-induced immunity, it is expected the population will continue to build its overall immunity and the risk of severe disease will decrease.”