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The CDC Says Most Americans Can Take Their Masks Off

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky stressed that people could continue to wear masks if they wanted to.

Reason

CDC eases guidelines for mask wearing

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new strategy on mask wearing Friday that will allow most people to ditch masks in most indoor settings, including classrooms.

Tribune News Service

CDC eases COVID masking guidelines, focuses on hospitalizations over case numbers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlined the new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its grip.

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CDC rolls back mask recommendations as COVID recedes

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has scaled back its mask recommendations nationwide as the spread of COVID’s omicron variant has slowed.

Tribune News Service

CDC relaxing mask guidelines for more than 70% of US population

As hospitalizations and deaths have fallen CDC will focus on ‘enhanced prevention efforts’ in areas with high infection rates

The Guardian - US

CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks

U.S. officials say most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely take a break from wearing masks

The Independent UK

CDC loosens masking guidance

The new metrics are intended to reflect the evolution of the pandemic amid widespread vaccinations.

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CDC says most Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky announces changes in Covid-19 guidelines for Americans

The Independent UK

Texas argues public transport mask mandate exceeds CDC authority

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation on Feb. 16, 2022, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas aiming to block enforcement of the Biden administration’s federal mask mandate for public transport. The mandate, issued by the…

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

CDC eases indoor mask mandate as COVID-19 cases drop - Roll Call

Agency also recommends that masks be worn in schools only in parts of the country with high COVID-19 transmission.

Roll Call

Longer Waiting Period Between mRNA COVID-19 Doses May Cut Heart Inflammation Risk, CDC Suggests

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that younger males should consider waiting longer between doses of Pfizer Inc's (NYSE: PFE) / BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) and Moderna

Benzinga

COVID aid to protect Montana prisons and jails sits unused

Last summer, Montana created a list of more than a dozen upgrades for its state prison facilities to protect inmates and staffers from coronavirus infections, all of which would be paid for with nearly $2.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief money.

Tribune News Service

CDC expected to significantly loosen indoor masks guidelines for US

New guidelines will take into consideration the caseload as well as hospitalisations

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Eating disorders among teen girls doubled during pandemic, CDC study shows

Another study showed increases in visits related to behavioral health among children aged five to 17

The Independent UK

CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday

The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter

Tribune News Service

CDC’s shift on COVID risk assessments may ease mask rules

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to move away from counting new cases as its primary measure of how severe COVID-19 outbreaks are around the U.S., and instead focus on how many people are hospitalized, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Independent UK

Florida's new coronavirus guidance: 'Buck the CDC'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo have announced new coronavirus policy recommendations that discourage mask wearing and push physicians to use off-label medications to treat the virus

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The Independent UK

CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday

The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter

Reason

The Government's Coronavirus Response Was a Complete Failure. Who Will Be Held Accountable?

From the CDC to the FDA, there are too many missteps to list.

Salon

Misinformation swirls around kids, masks

Right-wing figures seize on the false claim that the pandemic has widely stunted normal childhood development

The Independent UK

CDC: Some people should wait longer for 2nd COVID shot

U.S. health officials say some people getting Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should consider waiting up to eight weeks between the first and second doses

Axios

CDC says maternal mortality disparities have worsened

Previous research has largely attributed the high maternal mortality rates to an outsized prevalence among Black mothers.

Tribune News Service

COVID still threatens millions of Americans. Why are we so eager to move on?

Iesha White is so fed up with the U.S. response to COVID-19 that she’s seriously considering moving to Europe.

Salon

Covid still threatens millions

Immunocompromised Americans speak out about being left behind as pandemic era regulations begin to drop

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