By Joe Hong, CalMatters
SACRAMENTO Since California health officials decreed the end of the mask mandate for restaurants and grocery stores two weeks ago and then the indoor mask mandate last week for people who are vaccinated, frustrated parents have been asking: When can their children take thei
Parents and educators interviewed by CalMatters said the social and emotional harms of long-term masking need to be weighed against what appear to be the minimal benefits of masking amid rising vaccination rates and receding case numbers.