Why Oregon’s state epidemiologist thinks you should keep masking — at least until the end of...

Last Monday, the Oregon Health Authority announced the decision to lift the indoor mask requirement on or before March 31. Health officials project roughly 400 people in Oregon will be hospitalized for COVID-19 at the end of March, a dip down to levels before the omicron variant surge.

Oregon’s state epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidelinger joined Dave Miller on Think Out Loud recently. You can listen to the whole interview by pressing the play arrow above.

The following transcript has been edited for clarity and length.