Tag: Mask mandate

LA County Announces Prerequisites for Lifting Mask Mandate

The Los Angeles County announced on Nov. 3 that the mask mandate can be lifted if certain requirements are met, for large outdoor mega events and indoor settings with less than 1000 people. According to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the county’s Department of Public Health, four conditions have to be met for the mask…


Amazon Will No Longer Require Vaccinated US Warehouse Employees to Wear Masks at Work

Amazon will no longer require vaccinated U.S. warehouse employees to wear masks at work starting on Tuesday unless they are mandated to do so by state or local laws, a spokesperson confirmed. “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and safety of our employees has been our number one priority,” an Amazon spokesperson told The Epoch Times…


Illinois Mayor Ignores Governor’s Mask Mandate: ‘We Have to Start Moving On’

An Illinois mayor is standing against the statewide mask mandate issued earlier this year by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, lifting the requirement and making the measure optional in Elk Grove Village, a suburban community in northern Illinois. “We have to start moving on. We’re as safe as we can be. If you want to wear a…


Public Pressure Presses Pause on Colorado County’s Mask Plan

A Colorado county health department has backed away, for now, from a plan to create what has been described as a de-facto vaccine passport system. The Larimer County Board of Health announced Oct. 21 that it had made its decision to pause implementation of the plan, “based on the feedback and questions we received” from…


Public Pressure Presses Pause on Colorado County’s Proposed Vaccine Passport Plan

A Colorado county health department has backed away, for now, from a plan to create what has been described as a de-facto vaccine passport system. The Larimer County Board of Health announced Oct. 21 that it had made its decision to pause implementation of the plan, “based on the feedback and questions we received” from…


Woman Sentenced to Community Service for Refusing to Wear Mask

A 57-year-old nurse was sentenced to 40 hours of community service Oct. 20 after being convicted for refusing to wear a mask while inside a Costa Mesa, California, grocery store. Marianne Campbell Smith was pronounced guilty of trespassing with intent to interfere with business and obstructing or intimidating a business or customers, with jurors deliberating…


Orange County Woman Sentenced to Community Service for Refusing to Wear Mask

A 57-year-old nurse was sentenced to 40 hours of community service Oct. 20 after being convicted for refusing to wear a mask while inside a Costa Mesa, California, grocery store. Marianne Campbell Smith was pronounced guilty of trespassing with intent to interfere with business and obstructing or intimidating a business or customers, with jurors deliberating…


Travis Tritt Cancels Concerts at Venues With Vaccine Requirements

Country music artist Travis Tritt announced Monday he will cancel upcoming concerts at venues that require proof of vaccination, a negative coronavirus test, or require wearing a mask. The award-winning performer said in a tweet on Tuesday, “The fear-mongering narrative is breaking down. People who stand up against this narrative scare the hell out of…


BC’s Indoor Mask Mandate Expanded to Include Kids Aged 5 and Up

Children aged five and older are now required to wear masks in B.C.’s indoor public spaces, the province’s health officer Bonnie Henry said Oct. 12. The change is to align with masking rules in the province’s school system, which requires K to 12 students to wear masks in all indoor areas, Henry said in a press conference. “We…


16-Year-Old Female Student Arrested at School for Not Wearing a Mask

While the National School Board Association characterized the effort of parents who voice opposition to forced masking and critical race theory (CRT) as a form of “domestic terrorism”—and asked the Department of Justice to use the Federal Bureau of Investigation against them—administrators at a school in Wyoming decided to have a 16-year-old female student arrested for not…