McDonald’s is again requiring customers and employees to wear masks indoors in areas with high transmission of the CCP virus, according to USA Today. The Epoch Times contacted McDonald’s for confirmation and comment. McDonald’s is the biggest chain to require masks for both employees and customers. Walmart, Target, Lowe’s, Kohl’s and Publix imposed mask mandates on…
Arkansas Governor Seeks to Lift Ban on School Mask Mandate
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced that he will be calling the state legislature into a special session to consider allowing school boards to require students and staff to wear masks in schools. Hutchinson in April signed into law legislation that prohibits state and local government entities, including public school districts, from requiring or mandating…
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74 Percent of COVID-19 Cases From Massachusetts Outbreak Occurred in Fully Vaccinated People: Study
A COVID-19 outbreak in a Massachusetts county in July primarily occurred among vaccinated people, sparking fears that a variant of the CCP virus can impact that population more than other strains. Of the 469 cases detected in Barnstable County, 74 percent occurred among the fully vaccinated, according to a new study published on Friday. Genomic sequencing of…
Texas Gov. Abbott Threatens $1,000 Fine Against Local Officials And Businesses Who Enforce Mask Mandates
July 30, 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has threatened to fine local officials and businesses that enforce mask mandates up to $1,000 in an executive order issued on Thursday. The new order reiterates Abbott’s opposition to mask mandates while extending previously issued orders which penalised local officials and others for enforcing various COVID-19 safety protocols. The governor said the new order would…
Teachers’ Union Head Doesn’t Rule Out Strike As States Opt for Right to Choose Over School Mask Mandate
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten on Wednesday said it is necessary to enforce that all K-12 students and staff wear masks in order to keep schools safely open, and that her organization wouldn’t rule out striking over states that ban mask mandates. During an interview with MSNBC, Weingarten was asked about the…
CDC: Studies Propelling Shift in Mask Guidance Not Available
The studies that prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to change their mask guidance for vaccinated persons are not available, a spokesperson told The Epoch Times on Wednesday. “They have not been published yet,” the spokesperson said. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s director, told reporters on July 27 that she had seen…
White House, CDC Mum on Possible Masking Guidance Change
The White House and a top U.S. health agency are not saying whether they’re considering a change to masking guidance amid an increase in COVID-19 cases across the country. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director, twice declined to say whether the agency was mulling a change. As of now,…
Fauci: Vaccinated Individuals with ‘Vulnerable’ People at Home May Want ‘Extra Step’ of Wearing Masks
Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that individuals who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 “may want to go the extra mile” and wear masks to give both themselves and vulnerable people in their households an added layer of protection. Fauci, who serves as White House advisor and director of the National Institute of…
Australia’s Deputy PM Fined $200 for Not Wearing Face Mask
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has revealed that he was fined $200 for not wearing a face mask while paying for petrol. Joyce told Sky News on June 29 that he’d simply forgotten to put a mask on while at a Caltex petrol station. “I was on my way to the airport, forgot about putting on…
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