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Could reporters stop both-siding COVID and focus on why political leaders are failing us? Politicians aren’t reinstating mandates because masks remind us we are in a pandemic, and they are afraid that people will consume less if they see more people wearing masks. They are prioritizing corporate profits over public health.

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Interviews with three dozen residents, workers and business owners across the United States show that Americans remain deeply divided on masking, with many unaware of the recent burden respiratory infections have put on hospitals. Kevin Lauinger, owner of a coffee shop in Bend, Ore., that earned a reputation as a refuge for anti-maskers because of its defiance of earlier mask mandates, said he believes the mix of respiratory viruses is a feature of a normal society and is unmoved by health officials’ recommendations to mask. “When you’re not dealing with mandates and are not dealing with government officials checking up on you, you can just run your business,” said Lauinger, unmasked at the pickup counter along with three employees and a half-dozen customers. “People get sick. It’s a natural part of being part of a community.”
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