[ad_1] 2 With evidence of increased COVID-19 infections throughout the Bay Area, Contra Costa Health (CCH) recommends masking in crowded indoor settings, particularly for those at high risk of serious illness if infected. This recommendation is not a health order. It aligns with existing state requirements and recent advice issued in neighboring counties. A particularly […]
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[ad_1] What would be considered a good test positivity rate after the sudden surge of cases we saw from omicron? It stood at about 30 percent in mid-January. Public health experts often look to the positivity rate, the rate of positive COVID-19 tests, as a reliable gauge for community transmission, with 5 percent cited as […]
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[ad_1] A recent NPR report quotes a Maryland mother who complains that you risk being tarred as “a psychotic, anti-vaxx right-winger” if you dare to question whether children should be forced to wear face masks in day care and K-12 schools. That attitude is based on the premise that rejecting mask requirements is tantamount to […]
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[ad_1] MARQUETTE — With 62 students and 12 staff members testing positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days as of Sunday, Munising Public Schools announced that it is reinstating its universal masking policy. The policy went into effect Monday. MPS said that all students and staff will be required to wear a […]
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