The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its mask guidance on Friday, allowing most people to ditch their face coverings so long as Covid-19 hospitalizations in their communities remain low. Under the new CDC guidance, people are advised to
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Democratic governor says party should push masks and vaccines ‘as a matter of personal responsibility’
“I think talking about masks and vaccines as a matter of personal responsibility, as a data-driven way to reduce your own personal risk, is the right way to be talking about them,” Gov. Jared Polis told CNN’s Dana Bash on
Masks Come Off in More States, but Not Everyone Is Grinning
The details and timelines of the policy rollbacks varied widely from place to place. In Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he planned to lift indoor mask rules in most places, though not schools, at the end of February if hospitalizations
Lyft’s revenue growth masks active riders slippage
U.S. ride-hailing company Lyft dropped its fourth-quarter financial results Tuesday, a report that showed a mixed bag of growth — that in the area of active riders failed to meet analysts’ expectations. The public company had Q4 2021 revenues of
More Than Masks And CRT: Local Control Is Driving Texas School Board Race
Like many contests that preceded it around the country, an upcoming school board race in Houston, Texas, will test how voters feel about “critical race theory” and mask mandates, along with another polarizing issue — local versus state control of
With Masks On or Off, Schools Try to Find the New Normal
“What’s causing all the confusion, the infighting, the disagreement — it’s really a lack of goal setting,” said Joseph G. Allen, a Harvard University expert on maintaining health inside buildings, including schools. “Zero Covid in schools? Well, that may not
Florida’s new surgeon general skeptical of vaccines, opposes masks
Enlarge / Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a news conference at the Florida Department of Health office in Viera, Florida, on September 1, 2021. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that the state’s new surgeon general will be Joseph Ladapo,