Tag: Mask mandate

Australia’s Vaccination Rate Hits 95 Percent

Australia has reached a new milestone in its vaccination campaign with 95 percent of the population now having taken the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Greg Hunt, the federal health minister, said the nation was right at the front of the highest global vaccination rate, noting that 95 percent of Australians who are 12…


The Power of Protest

Commentary All in less than one week, Israel has repealed restrictions and is backing off vaccine mandates, even as cases and deaths are hitting new highs, and implausibly so in the most vaccinated and boosted country in the world. The UK has backed off too. Same in Denmark, Ireland, Finland, and Norway. Switzerland has joined in,…


Western Australian Police Halt Church Service to Enforce Mask Wearing

Western Australia (WA) police officers have interrupted a church service to enforce rules requiring mask-wearing indoors. Perth churchgoer Matthew said he had attended evening mass at St Bernadette’s Glendalough church on Thursday, Feb. 3, but was left shocked after police paused the service to ask every attendee to put on a mask—or leave. “It’s just…


Oregon’s Newly Imposed Permanent School Mask Mandate Draws Criticism

Even as nations around the world are easing their pandemic restrictions, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on Jan. 28 adopted a permanent school mask mandate. Since returning to in-person instruction last year, Oregon students have been required to wear masks at school except for removing them briefly when eating or during outdoor sports. That requirement…


New York Governor Extends Mask Mandate

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced an extension to the state’s indoor mask mandate through Feb. 10. This is the second time the mask mandate has been extended since Hochul came into office in August 2021. “We’ll be extending that just through Feb. 10,” Hochul said. “Probably a couple days before then, we’ll…


Parents on Long Island Protest Against School Mask Mandate

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY-Braving a windchill factor of 13 degrees hundreds of parents, some with their children, protested outside the Suffolk County government offices on Long Island on Jan. 26, in an attempt to reverse the state-issued mask mandate at their schools. The protest was organized by Long Island Loud Majority, a grassroots group founded in…


‘Unconstitutional Mandates’: New York Parents Protest School Mask Mandates

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY-Braving a windchill factor of 13 degrees hundreds of parents, some with their children, protested outside the Suffolk County government offices on Long Island on Jan. 26, in an attempt to reverse the state-issued mask mandate at their schools. The protest was organized by Long Island Loud Majority, a grassroots group founded in…


Facts Matter (Jan. 25): Scientists Who Pushed ‘Natural Origins’ Narrative Received Over $50M in NIAID Funding in 2020-2021

On Monday, a New York Supreme Court judge issued a court order, officially blocking the governor’s mask mandate. He struck it down because according to him, the mask mandate was unconstitutional. Meanwhile, according to government documents that The Epoch Times obtained—it turns out that four prominent scientists—specifically, the scientists who helped to shape the public narrative…


New York Mask Mandate Back in Place After Appeals Judge Grants Stay

An indoor mask mandate is back in effect in New York State after an appeals judge on Tuesday granted a stay while the governor’s administration pursues an appeal. New York Appellate Judge Robert Miller in New York City granted the state’s request for a stay after Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Thomas Rademaker ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s…


School Mask Mandate U-Turns in Conservative Virginia County Highlight Controversy

Masking in school has become a heated issue across Virginia since Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order on his first day in office, making the masks optional. Subsequently, all Virginia school boards must decide before Monday—when the effective order takes effect—to follow or disregard the order. Frederick County, the northernmost point of Virginia, has…