{"id":59285,"date":"2022-04-20T11:49:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=59285"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:19:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:19:27","slug":"wohl-discusses-risks-associated-with-dropping-mask-mandate-on-public-transit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/wohl-discusses-risks-associated-with-dropping-mask-mandate-on-public-transit\/","title":{"rendered":"Wohl discusses risks associated with dropping mask mandate on public transit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_50063\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/03\/david-wohl.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/03\/david-wohl.jpeg\" alt=\"david-wohl-discussing-mandate-removal-ABC 11 \" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/03\/david-wohl.jpeg 290w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/03\/david-wohl-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">David Wohl, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UNC-Chapel Hill infectious disease specialist Dr. David Wohl talked about the risks involved with dropping the mask mandate on public transit, in response to a federal judge&#8217;s decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When people are eating and drinking, I don&#8217;t even drink. 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