Disney World and other U.S. amusement parks updated their mask policy following the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week. Masks have been made optional in outdoor areas and pool decks at Walt Disney Inc’s Disney World in Orlando, Florida, effective May 15, but are still needed for entering…
34 GOP Lawmakers Press Pelosi to Lift House Mask Mandate in Light of New CDC Guidance
Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) led a group of 34 Republican lawmakers urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to end pandemic-related restrictions on the House floor, including staggered voting and mask-wearing. In a letter (pdf) on Friday, Gibbs and his GOP colleagues called on Pelosi to end COVID-19-related restrictions on House operations, referencing a Thursday announcement…
CDC Director Says Children Under 12 Should Still Wear Masks
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director (CDC) Director Rochelle Walenksy, after the agency eased its guidance on mask-wearing indoors, said that young children under the age of 12 should still wear masks indoors. “So it is very clear that in the context of the last 24 hours, where we have a new vaccine now…
Pelosi Opts to Maintain Mask-Wearing Restrictions on House Floor Despite CDC’s Eased Guidance
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has opted to maintain the mask-wearing requirement for members of Congress and staff on the House floor despite new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that says fully vaccinated people need not wear masks. Pelosi’s spokesperson, Drew Hammill, told Bloomberg on Thursday that she isn’t easing the requirement because…
CDC Director ‘Enthusiastic’ About Updating Guidance After Criticism of Slow Lifting of Mask Restrictions
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said in interviews Wednesday that she looks forward to updating the agency’s guidance on COVID-19-related public health measures following criticism that the CDC was moving too slowly to recommend further easing of masking requirements for vaccinated people in outdoor settings. The CDC…
Biden Wears Mask Outdoors, Against CDC Guidance, as ‘Extra Precaution’: White House Aide
President Joe Biden keeps wearing masks outside, in some cases against new federal health guidance, as a precaution, a White House official said on Sunday. “We do take some extra precautions for him because he is the president of the United States,” Anita Dunn, an adviser to Biden, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”…
Colorado Governor Keeps Mask Mandate in Place for Another 30 Days
Colorado’s governor on Sunday extended his mask order again for another 30 days. Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, amended and extended his mandate just before it was set to expire. The extension means that children 11 and older in schools and during extracurricular activities, across the state must continue wearing masks, as will kids that…
Colorado Governor Keeps Mask Mandate in Place, Loosens Some Restrictions
Colorado’s governor on Sunday extended his mask order again while loosening some restrictions. Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, amended and extended his mandate just before it was set to expire. The extension means that children 11 and older in schools and during extracurricular activities, across the state must continue wearing masks, as will kids that…
Colorado Extends Mask Mandate, Eases Some Restrictions
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis amended and extended his statewide mask mandate on May 2, just before it was set to expire. The extension means that children aged 11 and older in schools and during extracurricular activities in other settings—such as child care centers, prisons, congregate care facilities, and state government buildings across the state—must continue…
Outdoor Mask Guidance Echoes What Many Americans Already Do
In the small Nebraska town of Oxford, the school district dropped its mask mandate last month in what was a fairly straight-forward decision: Cases were down dramatically, and it didn’t bother local officials that their move flouted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Those federal mask guidelines just didn’t seem to fit local conditions…
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