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Boo! Halloween with COVID-19 again? We asked doctors, 'Would you do this?'

Trick-or-treaters will descend on neighborhoods soon, again celebrating Halloween during a pandemic.

Parents of superheroes, anime characters, zombies and ghosts may be wondering how to keep their little ones – and the generous treat-givers – safe from COVID-19. We at The Enquirer wondered what COVID-19 experts were planning for the holiday. We composed several questions and asked, "Would you do this, doc?" Turns out, some favor fewer restrictions than they did last year.

Here's who responded:

• Dr. Jennifer Forrester, associate professor of infectious diseases at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and associate chief medical…

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