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Sep 29 2023
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Mask mandate update: Full list of New Jersey hospitals with restrictions
Seven hospitals in New Jersey have reintroduced a policy of requiring the wearing of face masks in their facilities, citing a rise in cases and hospitalizations in the state. In the week to September 16, there were 441 new hospitalizations with coronavirus in New Jersey, a 2 percent decline on the week before, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show. At the same
NewsweekApr 24 2023
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Johns Hopkins ends mask mandate at medical facilities
BALTIMORE - The mask mandate at Johns Hopkins medical facilities has been lifted. Johns Hopkins said masking is now "strongly recommended, but not required." However, masking remains mandatory for anyone with a fever or upper respiratory symptoms. "Today, COVID-19 immunity protection is higher due to both vaccinations and recovery from infection," Johns Hopkins said in a statement. "The rates
CBS News (Online)May 12 2021
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Mask mandate likely to end soon
If you’re looking for a sign that California is approaching the end of the pandemic, here it is: The state may soon ease workplace rules that require employees to wear face masks and physically distance from each other.
Next week, California’s workplace safety agency is set to consider proposed changes to its emergency coronavirus standards adopted in November, the Sacramento Bee
CalMattersSep 07 2023
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Sen. Markey blocks GOP lawmaker’s bill to ban mask mandates
A Senate Democrat Thursday blocked legislation introduced by a GOP lawmaker that would prohibit a federal mask mandate across the U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, Ohio Republican, filed legislation earlier in the week that would bar the federal government from imposing mask mandates on transit systems or in schools. However, Sen. Ed Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, blocked Mr. Vance’s attempt to pass the
Washington TimesMar 25 2024
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Mississippi lawmakers try to eliminate federally-mandated tests
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A bill that would change the standardized testing regimen for Mississippi high school juniors and seniors passed the Mississippi Senate this month. Senate Bill 2689 would get rid of the four federally-mandated end-of-course assessments for Mississippi high school students. Currently, juniors and seniors must past tests on English, History, Algebra and Biology. The bill
WJTV 12Sep 06 2023
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Maryland school brings back mask mandate ‘insanity’ for third graders
After weeks of media reports pushing the concept of a late summer COVID-19 surge, there has been no shortage of fearmongers advocating for a return to masks, despite the fact that masks have proven to be an ineffective means of mitigation. With the fall school season getting underway, there’s a growing call to force children back in masks, and OutKick founder Clay Travis shared online a letter
Bizpac ReviewAug 13 2020
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Biden calls for nationwide mask mandate
Joe Biden is calling for a nationwide protective mask mandate, citing health experts’ predictions that it could save 40,000 lives from coronavirus over the next three months.
”Wearing the mask is less about you contracting the virus,” Biden said. “It’s about preventing other people from getting sick.”
The Democratic presidential candidate also responded to those who push back
Associated PressAug 23 2023
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Uptick in COVID-19 cases sparks the return of mask mandates in spots
COVID-19 is surging again in the U.S., reviving the polarizing debate over masks and mandates even though the risk of hospitalization and death remains low compared to much of the pandemic. Weekly hospitalizations from the virus reached more than 12,600 by mid-August, or about double the level in June, according to federal data, as an alphabet soup of variants and new viral sub-lineages
Washington TimesApr 21 2022
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Debate Over National Mask Mandates Returns
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A federal judge overturned the federal mask mandate for airplanes and public transportation this week, and the Biden administration is seeking an appeal. A U.S. district judge in Florida ruled that the CDC exceeded its legal authority and failed to justify
AllSides StaffFeb 14 2022
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D.C. to drop indoor mask and vaccine mandate
D.C. will drop its indoor vaccine and mask mandates in the coming weeks, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Monday.
Driving the news: The indoor vaccine mandate, required of restaurants, gyms, and concert venues, will be lifted on Feb. 15, the same day D.C. originally had required people to be fully vaccinated to meet the mandate. The city was the only place to impose such a mandate in the
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