Should We Be Doubling Up On Face Masks?

The new COVID-19 variants seem to be more contagious, and experts say we may need stronger face coverings to protect ourselves from the virus.

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot emphasizes the importance of wearing a mask as she provides an update about the COVID-19 vaccinations at Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago. Youngrae Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Virus Outbreak Illinois
Mayor Lori Lightfoot emphasizes the importance of wearing a mask as she provides an update about the COVID-19 vaccinations at Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago. Youngrae Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Should We Be Doubling Up On Face Masks?

The new COVID-19 variants seem to be more contagious, and experts say we may need stronger face coverings to protect ourselves from the virus.

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Some medical experts are calling for the U.S. to revisit its current mask guidelines in the face of new, more transmissible COVID-19 variants and how they spread.

Reset brings on a reporter for more on the new coronavirus variants in the U.S.

GUEST: Fenit Nirappil, reporter covering coronavirus at The Washington Post