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Mar 27 2023
News
Charlotte-area hospitals to end universal mask mandate after declining COVID cases
After a steady decline in COVID-19 cases since the start of the year, masks will no longer be required at Charlotte-area hospitals, health systems announced on Monday. The decision, which goes into effect Tuesday at 7 a.m. and includes most healthcare facilities, will affect Atrium Health, Novant Health, CaroMont Health, Cone Health and Randolph Health systems, a joint news release indicated.
Charlotte Observer
Sep 18 2023
News
Masked thieves carjack Aston Martin from Connecticut man inside his garage
A pair of daring thieves stole an Aston Martin from a man Sunday just as he pulled the wheels into his garage in an affluent Connecticut neighborhood, footage shows. The masked duo ran up behind the homeowner as he drove the pricey sports car into his garage in Westport and dragged him out of blue convertible just before 4 p.m., according to a video posted by Westport police. At first, the
New York Post (News)
Sep 03 2023
News
Fauci Confronted With Study That Raised Doubts About Masks
Dr. Anthony Fauci was asked to respond to a study that raised doubts about face masks being able to curb the spread of COVID. The exchange happened during an interview on CNN over the weekend when host Michael Smerconish brought up an analysis released in January by The Cochrane Institute. He also pointed to an opinion piece from Bret Stephens in The New York Times that quoted Oxford
The Daily Wire
Sep 02 2023
News
Fauci admits to lack of COVID mask evidence — but wants us to wear them anyway
Dr. Anthony Fauci flip-flopped once again on masking as a means to tamp down COVID-19 as he admitted that a wide-ranging study found that face masks made no difference in the course of the pandemic. “I am concerned that people will not abide by recommendations,” Fauci told CNN’s Michael Smerconish Saturday in a segment flagging a rise in COVID cases nationwide. Federal agencies and state and
New York Post (News)
Sep 13 2023
News
Arkansas lawmakers advance bills barring covid-19 vaccination mandates
A bill intended to extend a ban on covid-19 vaccine mandates for public entities ranging from schools to state agencies sailed through the Arkansas Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 3, sponsored by Sen. Joshua Bryant, R-Rogers, passed with a vote of 27-3 and moves to the House for further action. Bryant has said the bill is needed to reinstate a mandate ban originally included in Act 977 of 2021
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Sep 06 2023
News
Maryland Elementary School to Require KN95 Masks for Students
A Maryland elementary school near Washington, D.C. will require some students to wear masks after a few students tested positive for COVID-19, According to a letter from the school that surfaced on X, formerly known as Twitter, Rosemary Hills Elementary School in Montgomery County, Maryland, will make students in “identified classes or activities” wear KN95 masks. Outkick founder Clay Travis
Townhall
Sep 05 2023
News
White House: Joe Biden Masking Up Indoors Again
President Joe Biden is masking up in indoor areas yet again following first lady Jill Biden testing positive for the coronavirus for the second time, despite being double vaccinated and twice boosted. “President Biden tested negative last night for COVID-19 and tested negative again today,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday following Jill Biden testing positive for
Breitbart News
Sep 07 2023
News
Democrat kills JD Vance’s anti-mask bill, says health officials should have 'freedom to make those decisions'
Sen. JD Vance’s push to ban mask mandates was shot down by progressive Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., on Thursday, with the New England Democrat arguing that health officials need "freedom to make those decisions." Vance, R-Ohio, took to the Senate floor on Thursday to force consideration of his bill, the Freedom to Breathe Act, aimed at banning federal mask mandates in public schools, for domestic
Fox News (Online News)
Sep 20 2021
Opinion
The Media Imagine a Scientific Consensus on Student Mask Mandates
“The scientific research is conclusive: Widespread masking in schools significantly limits COVID transmission among students,” tweeted NPR while promoting its story “Yes, Gov. DeSantis, Studies Do Show Masks Curb Covid-19 In Schools.”
According to its author, the “still raging” political debate over whether masks should be required in schools ignores the “scientific consensus” — which
National Review Fact Check
Sep 13 2023
News
Arkansas House approves bill to reinstate ban of covid-19 vaccine mandates
The Arkansas House on Wednesday handily approved a bill intended to reinstate a ban on covid-19 vaccine mandates for public entities. House Bill 1002, sponsored by Rep. Howard Beaty, R-Crossett, passed 83-14 and moves to the Senate for further action. Shortly after the House vote, the House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor approved an identical Senate bill in a voice vote with
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette