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News Articles: mask wearing

Kemp at State Capitol while signing bill on mask mandates

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  • Politics

Is banning school mask mandates and vaccine ‘passports’ premature, or justified?

 

Georgia took two big steps toward ending pandemic restrictions Tuesday as Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill allowing a parental veto for school mask mandates and the state House passed a bill banning so-called vaccine passports for public facilities, including colleges and universities.

March 30, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Stanley Dunlap
Vaccine

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  • Health

‘Recipe For Outbreaks’: Georgia Health Experts Raise Alarm Over Low Vaccination Rates, No Masks

Top Georgia public health experts raised the alarm Wednesday over the state’s low vaccination rates and the continued politicization of mask wearing, with one official saying it is a “recipe for outbreaks” around the state.

August 04, 2021
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By:
  • Wayne Drash
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn't budged on its guidance that vaccinated people can skip mask-wearing, but some local governments faced with surging cases are going back to mandates, such as Los Angeles County, which recently mandated indoor mask use, including at places like bars and restaurants.

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  • Health

Public Health Experts Call On CDC To Change Its Mask Guidance

The agency argues that vaccinated people are safe without masks. But the guidance leaves room for plenty of unvaccinated people to mingle dangerously, and many argue that this is fueling case surges.

July 22, 2021
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Baby and stethoscope

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  • Children's Health

Respiratory Infection RSV Surges In South As Mask Use, Distancing Decline

The spike in cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) at this time of year is linked, at least in part, to children and others no longer widely wearing masks or social distancing to prevent COVID-19 infection, experts say.

June 25, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Mask-wearing and social distancing are up in the United States, a survey finds.

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  • Health

Mask-Wearing, Social Distancing Improve, But Too Slowly, Survey Shows

Mask-wearing hit an all-time high, but other COVID-19 precautions are less common now than last spring, a survey finds. Experts worry we're ill-prepared for the spread of more infectious new variants.

January 15, 2021
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By:
  • Rob Stein
A "Stay Home" sign is taped to a driver's vehicle as she passes Christmas lights during a car caravan of nurses calling for people to remain home amid a coronavirus surge last month in El Paso, Texas.

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  • National

'What Real Friends Do': How to Navigate Tough Conversations About COVID-19

With a spike in COVID-19 cases colliding with cold weather and the holidays, many Americans are facing difficult decisions about whether and how to socialize.

December 16, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
The Museum of Modern Art reminds visitors to practice safe distancing, in August in N.Y.C. Efforts to fight COVID-19 "decreased dramatically" over the summer, researchers say.

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  • Health

Social Distancing Plummeted In Lead-Up To Fall Surge, Survey Finds

Social distancing fell dramatically between spring and fall and the gap between Democrats and Republicans widened. But both ends of the political spectrum agree on some measures to fight COVID-19.

December 03, 2020
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By:
  • Rob Stein
The CDC says that when it comes to cloth masks, multiple layers made of higher thread counts do a better job of protecting the wearer.

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  • Health

Wear Masks To Protect Yourself From The Coronavirus, Not Only Others, CDC Stresses

The public health agency had previously emphasized that masks protect other people from viruses you might expel. The new advice gives a less altruistic reason to wear face coverings.

November 11, 2020
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By:
  • Maria Godoy

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