CDC’s change in mask guidance for health care facilities fails to protect patients – Chicago Tribune

CDC’s change in mask guidance for health care facilities fails to protect patients – Chicago Tribune

[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent change in masking guidance allows health care facilities to end masking in clinical settings. This guidance misses the mark and fails to protect patients. While the guidance does instruct that facilities continue masking where immunocompromised patients may be present, it fails to specify how a facility […]

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School District of Philadelphia Tightens COVID Mask Guidance – NBC10 Philadelphia

School District of Philadelphia Tightens COVID Mask Guidance – NBC10 Philadelphia

[ad_1] NBC10 is one of dozens of news organizations producing BROKE in Philly, a collaborative reporting project on solutions to poverty and the city’s push toward economic justice. Follow us at @BrokeInPhilly. The School District of Philadelphia is updating its mask guidance to provide for more protection against the coronavirus. The change, the district said, is in […]

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Amid mask confusion, Youngkin rolls out new COVID-19 guidance for schools | Headlines

Amid mask confusion, Youngkin rolls out new COVID-19 guidance for schools | Headlines

[ad_1] Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued new state guidelines late Friday afternoon for how COVID-19 should be handled in Virginia schools, asking parents to “listen to their principal” while his new mask order is pending in court. On the day of his inauguration, Youngkin signed an executive order meant to allow families to opt out of […]

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