The New Normal: Debate over mask mandates, new COVID-19 vaccine for new variants

News 12's Elizabeth Hashagen was joined by pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Sharon Nachman to discuss the battle of the mask mandate in New York and a new vaccine being tested right now to protect people against new COVID-19 variants.

News 12 Staff

Jan 26, 2022, 3:45 PM

Updated 984 days ago

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News 12's Elizabeth Hashagen was joined by pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Sharon Nachman to discuss the battle of the mask mandate in New York and a new vaccine being tested right now to protect people against new COVID-19 variants. Nachman is also the director of the Office of Clinical Trials at Stony Brook Children's Hospital
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