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Post mandate, doctor 'disappointed' at lack of mask wearing

by Leah Willingham
| October 17, 2020 12:03 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's state health officer said he overestimated the number of people who would continue to wear face coverings to prevent the spread of coronavirus after the statewide mask mandate was lifted.

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