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California delays decision on lifting school mask mandate
2 years, 10 months ago

California delays decision on lifting school mask mandate

Associated Press  

Gavin Newsom delayed a closely watched decision on lifting California’s school mask mandate Monday, even as other Democratic governors around the country have dropped them in recent weeks. But the teachers’ stance was made clear minutes after Ghaly finished speaking, when the powerful California Teachers Association issued a statement praising the “cautious approach to masking.” “We know that masking, strong …

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As state mask rules end, school leaders are in the middle
2 years, 10 months ago

As state mask rules end, school leaders are in the middle

Associated Press  

As some of the last statewide mask mandates in the U.S. near an end, decisions about whether students and teachers should continue to wear masks in school are shifting to local leaders, who are caught in the middle of one of the most combustible issues of the pandemic. If the decision had to be made right away, he said, his …

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Covid-19: Comparing the US and Canada
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19: Comparing the US and Canada

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. In Canada, a band of truckers opposed to vaccine requirements has laid “siege” to Ottawa and set off 10 days of protests that have snarled that nation’s capital. “We have to be totally honest that we don’t know,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s top pandemic adviser, said at …

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How long will Covid-19 masking rules last?
3 years, 1 month ago

How long will Covid-19 masking rules last?

CNN  

CNN — A federal court judge’s decision to strike down Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on school mask rules for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act could reverberate around the country and make new children eligible for the requirements. Atlanta’s mayor declared the city a “green zone” and said dropping Covid-19 cases allowed her to follow the science and lift …

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Covid-19 culture war: Vaccines, Kyrie Irving, angry parents and personal choice
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 culture war: Vaccines, Kyrie Irving, angry parents and personal choice

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. It’s Kyrie Irving, an NBA player very active in the social justice movement, who was benched by the Brooklyn Nets for exercising his personal choice and refusing to get vaccinated. “I’m not going to let parents come into schools and actually take books out and make their own decision,” …

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In coronavirus milestone, San Francisco set to lift some indoor mask rules
3 years, 2 months ago

In coronavirus milestone, San Francisco set to lift some indoor mask rules

LA Times  

Third-year student Kathy Gomez, right, gets help with class enrollment from L.A. Community College’s Vanessa Garcia on Aug. 30. San Francisco’s announcement comes on the same day most counties in the Bay Area unveiled the criteria that they agree must be met to broadly lift mask requirements in indoor public spaces. These jurisdictions — San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, …

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How Florida fell so far behind California in battling the coronavirus
3 years, 2 months ago

How Florida fell so far behind California in battling the coronavirus

LA Times  

Registered nurse Sonia Nikolaus, right, and her team reposition a COVID-19 patient inside the ICU at Ventura County Medical Center on Sept. 8. “We are seeing better application of public health measures in California compared to Florida.” Of the nation’s 10 most populous states, Florida now has the second worst cumulative COVID-19 death rate since the pandemic began, with 262 …

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Tennessee gov allows opt-out of student mask requirements
3 years, 4 months ago

Tennessee gov allows opt-out of student mask requirements

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order Monday letting parents opt their children out of coronavirus-related mask mandates in K-12 schools, after a few school districts issued mask requirements for students and others. McNally on Monday called Lee’s order an “appropriate compromise that strikes a proper balance between freedom and public health.” House Speaker Cameron Sexton …

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Schools fight back against GOP governors, defy bans on masks
3 years, 4 months ago

Schools fight back against GOP governors, defy bans on masks

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — With the highly contagious delta variant fueling a surge in coronavirus cases just as students return to classrooms, major school districts in Arizona, Florida, Texas and beyond are increasingly defying Republican leaders who banned school mask mandates in several states. “At no point shall I allow my decision to be influenced by a threat to my …

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Florida Still Sees Record COVID-19 Surge As School Year Begins, But DeSantis Digs In
3 years, 4 months ago

Florida Still Sees Record COVID-19 Surge As School Year Begins, But DeSantis Digs In

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Florida continues to be the COVID-19 epicenter of the highly transmissible delta variant, with record new cases and rising hospitalizations as some schools start their new year ― but the deadly dilemma does not seem to faze the state’s Republican governor. Families of students in schools across Florida filed a lawsuit against DeSantis on Friday, arguing that …

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Many Americans were looking forward to a carefree summer. But Covid measures are creeping back into our reality
3 years, 5 months ago

Many Americans were looking forward to a carefree summer. But Covid measures are creeping back into our reality

CNN  

CNN — Across America, there’s a grim sense of déjà vu. Pediatric physician’s assistant Amanda Knowles said she supported it because “we have a duty to protect our children who do not have the option to be vaccinated at this point.” In Missouri, the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County said that starting Monday, masks will be required …

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Delta variant has even conservatives talking up the vaccine but reluctance remains
3 years, 5 months ago

Delta variant has even conservatives talking up the vaccine but reluctance remains

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. Now that the pandemic is isolated mostly to those who won’t get the vaccine, and vaccination rates lag particularly in red states, Republican governors who raced to pander to personal freedom and enact bans on mask and vaccine requirements are pushing their citizens to get the shot as Covid …

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Former White House adviser says dangerous variant is ‘like Covid on steroids’
3 years, 6 months ago

Former White House adviser says dangerous variant is ‘like Covid on steroids’

CNN  

CNN — A coronavirus variant first identified in India is “like Covid on steroids,” Andy Slavitt, former White House senior adviser for Covid-19 response, said Wednesday. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told CNN on Tuesday the Delta variant “is rapidly increasing here in the United States.” He said there is data that indicates it might cause more severe illness. A new …

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Covid: GOP governors move to ban mask mandates in schools
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid: GOP governors move to ban mask mandates in schools

CNN  

Washington CNN — As a school year filled with challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic comes to a close, the focus is on summer school and planning for the fall, when the Biden administration expects all schools to return to in-person learning. The order stipulates that the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will “develop and distribute a standardized …

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Schools Are Dropping Mask Requirements, But A New CDC Study Suggests They Shouldn't
3 years, 7 months ago

Schools Are Dropping Mask Requirements, But A New CDC Study Suggests They Shouldn't

NPR  

Schools Are Dropping Mask Requirements, But A New CDC Study Suggests They Shouldn't Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah Reingewirtz/Los Angeles Daily News/Southern California News Group via Getty Images Sarah Reingewirtz/Los Angeles Daily News/Southern California News Group via Getty Images New research released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reinforces an old message: COVID-19 spreads less in …

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Schools ditch student mask requirements in growing numbers
3 years, 7 months ago

Schools ditch student mask requirements in growing numbers

Associated Press  

As a lengthy, bitter fight over mask requirements for students neared its conclusion, the chairperson of a Florida school board announced that she would agree to lift a mandate that had been in place since September even though she preferred leaving it in place until the end of the academic year. “This is Santa Rosa County, America, not China!” Moments …

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Trader Joe's worker fired after demanding stricter mask requirements
3 years, 9 months ago

Trader Joe's worker fired after demanding stricter mask requirements

Daily Mail  

Ben Bonnema said he was fired from a Trader Joe's location in New York City after he sent a letter to the grocery chain's CEO demanding stricter mask requirements for customers Trader Joe's has been threatened with a boycott after an employee revealed he was fired for sending a letter to the grocery chain's CEO demanding stricter mask requirements for …

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Dakotas lead U.S. in growth of coronavirus cases as both states reject mask rules
4 years, 3 months ago

Dakotas lead U.S. in growth of coronavirus cases as both states reject mask rules

LA Times  

Maskless people congregate at One-Eyed Jack’s Saloon on Aug. 7 during the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, S.D. When the case count stayed low during the spring and early summer, people grew weary of constantly taking precautions, said Dr. Benjamin Aaker, president of the South Dakota State Medical Assn. I worry about that.” Over 1,000 students at the …

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