[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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[ad_1] While there is no statewide vaccine or testing mandate, California has implemented a statewide indoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status through at least February 15, 2022. In addition, Cal-OSHA has recently updated its Emergency Temporary Standards Relating to COVID-19. These standards set forth requirements for employers relating to COVID-19 and include requirements regarding […]
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[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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[ad_1] The high school spirit games are on next week at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena and the crowds are expected to be large, boisterous and fun. But to get into the boys and girls basketball games, fans will need to be ready to show proof of being fully vaccinated or produce an acceptable 72-hour negative […]
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[ad_1] BOXFORD (CBS) – Sitting in the school library, many wearing masks under their noses, holding signs that read ‘Unmask Our Children,’ a crowd of parents in Boxford Wednesday night represented a growingly frustrated sector of the population: those that want to transition to mask-optional schooling. “Our kids are tired,” said Renee Leonforte, a registered […]
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[ad_1] The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) says it will provide medical masks to all students as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. In a press release, the board said trustees approved a motion during Wednesday’s meeting to purchase level 3 medical grade masks for TDSB students. The board said one medical mask will be made available […]
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[ad_1] A junior officer assigned to the Army Public Health Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, faces a special court-martial for failing to obey COVID-19 mitigation measures, Army Times has learned. 1st Lt. Mark Bashaw’s arraignment is “pending” on three specifications of “failure to obey lawful orders,” said Becca Nappi, a spokesperson for the installation. […]
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[ad_1] In the early days of the pandemic, we cared about each other. In some everyday, unavoidable situations, such as grocery shopping, accommodations were made to help keep medically vulnerable people safe. Many stores offered early shopping hours to seniors and those with health conditions, to allow these folks additional security and comfort without additional […]
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[ad_1] Elon Musk’s Banner Year: Milestones on Earth and in Space This year, billionaire CEO Elon Musk reached several milestones across Tesla, SpaceX and Starlink. WSJ reporters Rebecca Elliott and Micah Maidenberg break down some of his biggest moments in 2021 and what’s to come in 2022. Illustration: Tom Grillo [ad_2] Source link
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[ad_1] Loudoun County supervisors are looking toward an end to required masking in county facilities and the two-year-long state of local emergency as the latest surge of COVID-19 infections shows signs of subsiding. Loudoun is ahead of the curve compared to the commonwealth at-large in more than one way—the county has one of the state’s […]
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