The Bay Area is home to the highest COVID-19 case rate in the state and precautions like widespread masking remain loose, although some local health officials are advocating for individuals to don their masks once again. 

To answer your questions, KCBS Radio news anchors HOlly Quan and Jason Brooks spoke with Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos, Director of the Tobacco Treatment Clinic and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.