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This photo of a professor wearing a mask went viral. So did his response to critics

Professor Jon Levy went viral for wearing a mask during a Zoom call alone in his office. He has some thoughts about why.
A screenshot of Jon Levy on a Zoom call.

It doesn't take much to go viral nowadays.

Take Jon Levy, a professor and chair of the department of environmental health at Boston University's school of Public Health.

Earlier this month, an image of Levy went viral on Twitter. The cause? He was wearing an N95 mask alone in his office.

After prompting backlash from critics, Levy posted a Twitter thread explaining why he

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