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Public comments at Health Commission split sharply over possible indoor mask mandate
Summary
During general public comment, callers alternately urged reinstating indoor mask requirements to protect elders and opposed mask mandates as ineffective, harmful or unlawful; both sides cited anecdotal and scientific claims while the commission did not vote on mask policy.
The San Francisco Health Commission’s Dec. 20 session opened with an extended general public‑comment period during which numerous callers debated whether the commission should reinstate an indoor mask mandate.
Several in‑person and remote commenters opposed mandates, arguing there is no definitive double‑blind, placebo‑controlled evidence that everyday masks reduce community transmission and raising concerns about developmental or health harms to children…
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