By: KDKA-TV News Staff
SOUTH PARK TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A billboard in South Park Township, outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is garnering a lot of attention.
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Another slide addresses the local school district and its mandatory mask-wearing policy.
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Doctors say misinformation during the pandemic has been dangerous.
“I think that as people are getting their information about masks, I would look to reputable public health sources and not what we’re seeing on Facebook and being talked about at some of these school board meetings,” said Dr. Nathan Shively, an Infectious Disease Specialist with Allegheny Health Network.
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