Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington State said Thursday that he will eliminate the state’s mask mandates, including for schools, next month as Covid hospitalizations and case numbers continue to drop. The governor plans to end statewide requirements for a mask
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Virginia governor expected to sign bill ending school mask mandates
The legislation allows parents to opt their children out of wearing a mask in school without having to provide a reason, and would make the Republican governor the latest state leader to lift Covid-19 mitigation measures as case numbers decline
Washington State High School Seniors Rally Hundreds of Students to Protest Mask Mandates: ‘We’re Not Backing Down’
The mask wars have been heating up in school districts across the country in recent weeks, notably in purple Virginia, where Governor Youngkin’s administration has been battling defiant school districts over his recent executive order making masks optional. Even in
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Biden Vaccine Mandates
President Joe Biden after giving remarks on the administration’s coronavirus response at the White House, July 6, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The Supreme Court has decided to hear arguments regarding the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for large employers and health-care
Supreme Court will hear challenge to Biden Covid vaccine mandates
A sign in a restaurant window informs customers that they will need to show proof that they are at least partly vaccinated for Covid-19 to be allowed in the business on August 20, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt
Senate Votes Down GOP Plan to Block Biden Vaccine Mandates
(Larry Downing/Reuters) The Senate voted 50–48 along party lines on Thursday night to reject legislation that would have banned the federal government from funding enforcement of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates. Senators Ted Cruz (R., Texas), Mike Lee (R., Utah),
As G.O.P. Fights Mask and Vaccine Mandates, Florida Takes the Lead
About 60,800 people have died of Covid-19 in Florida. The state was hit hard by the virus this summer, when the Delta variant filled hospitals in much of the state with more patients than at any time during the pandemic.
Researcher Corrects Secretary of Education after He Cites Her Study to Justify School Mask Mandates
Students wearing protective masks attend classes on the first day of school at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami, Fla., August 23, 2021. (Marco Bello/Reuters) The senior author of a study of coronavirus spread in schools in one county
With COVID out of control, Biden unveils hefty vaccine mandates
Enlarge / US President Joe Biden speaks on workers rights and labor unions in the East Room at the White House on September 08, 2021, in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled a sweeping six-pronged plan to try
Vaccine mandates work, especially when they’re done right
Mario Tama | Getty Images On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration gave formal, full approval to the Covid-19 vaccine made by the drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech. You might’ve already gotten a dose of it, of course; millions
DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates violates state constitution, judge rules
Enlarge / Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference. A Florida judge on Friday struck down Governor Ron DeSantis’ controversial executive order barring school districts from mandating masks in schools. Reading from his notes, Leon County Circuit Judge