[ad_1] Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall could have been excused Tuesday night for engaging a tone of bitterness against state lawmakers during her annual State of the City address. After all, they had practically singled her out in legislation that now forbids any mayor from declaring a “state of emergency in response to an […]
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[ad_1] VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – During a Virginia Beach School Board work session Tuesday, administration leaders gave a presentation with the latest COVID-19 data. According to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), community transmission in the city is high, with a 36.1 percent positivity rate over the last seven days. Board members plan on discussed […]
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[ad_1] Ohio University recently announced its change to masking requirements, encouraging the use of surgical, KN95, N95 or KF94 masks, to help slow the spread of COVID-19, but the decision comes with both pros and cons. James Gaskell, health commissioner at the Athens City-County Health Department, said the N95 and KN95 are the “golden standard” […]
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[ad_1] Ventura County’s health officer expressed confidence Tuesday that circumstances in the battle against the coronavirus will improve to the point that the vast majority of people will no longer need masks, possibly later this year. Dr. Robert Levin said conditions favoring the lifting of mask mandates could be met if cases continue to fall, early treatment medications […]
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[ad_1] Face masks will be given to spectators watching the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, officials announced Tuesday, to ensure COVID-19 protocols are met at the event, which is a little more than two weeks away. The masks — KN95 varieties — will be handed out as part of health and safety plans […]
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[ad_1] A United States Court of Appeals ruled a preliminary injunction on Iowa’s law banning mask mandates in schools across the state is too broad and must be narrowed.The 2-1 decision came Tuesday, weeks after a temporary injunction was appealed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Director of the Department of Education, Ann Lebo.The Eighth […]
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[ad_1] LEXINGTON, Ky. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized thousands of counterfeit 3M masks around the country. The selling of fake masks has increased along with the demand after medical experts suggested using N95 or KN95 masks as protection from the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron variant. What You Need To Know CDC […]
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[ad_1] “Cloth masks are little more than facial decorations. There’s no place for them in light of Omicron,” CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and visiting professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, recently said on “CNN Newsroom.” Here’s what you need […]
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[ad_1] The Biden administration seeks to ramp up access to high-quality masks amid the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Meanwhile, the free tests started shipping out last week, and are part of the administration’s effort to increase access to testing around the United States. Masks already are set up for distribution at some […]
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[ad_1] Sheriff’s department investigators are looking into what happened in the moments leading up to a confrontation involving a man in a “Your mask makes you look stupid” shirt who shouted profanities during an anti-mask outburst in a Southern California parking lot. “Stay scared! Keep your masks on, that don’t even work!” the unidentified man […]
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