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CDC Extends Travel Mask Requirement by 2 Weeks
The CDC announced Wednesday that it was extending the national mask requirement for public transportation systems through May 3 as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country.
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People Who Still Need to Wear Masks Fear Ridicule After Tuesday
The masks can come off for fully vaccinated people in most situations after COVID-19 health restrictions are lifted Tuesday, but that is not the case for people suffering from cancer and immune deficiencies.
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CDC Announces New Guidance for Vaccinated People
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control, lays out the guidance for what people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely do indoors and outdoors.
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‘Go Get the Shot': Biden Highlights Path Back to Normal
President Joe Biden spent his first 100 days in office encouraging Americans to mask up and stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Mississippi Man Sends NFL Coaches Anti-Fogging Face Shields
Kyong Lee’s company makes innovative anti-fogging face shields, which he hopes will play a role in the Super Bowl.
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Biden Signs Burst of Virus Orders, Vows ‘Help Is on the Way'
President Joe Biden is putting into play his national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and increase the use of masks
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Masks Protect Wearer and Others From COVID-19: CDC Report
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that wearing a face mask can protect the wearer as well as others from the spread of COVID-19. The agency has previously stated that wearing masks may help prevent people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others who may be nearby.
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Hormel Foods Is Giving Away Bacon-Scented Face Masks
This might be the most 2020 move of all time.
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Man Without Mask Smashes Taco Shop Window With Skateboard After Being Refused Service, SDSO Says
A man who smashed a window of an Imperial Beach taco shop with a skateboard after being refused service for not wearing a face mask is wanted by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
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Fight Breaks Out on Plane After Passenger Refuses to Wear Face Mask
A woman says a fight broke out onboard an Allegiant Air flight to Provo, Utah after a passenger refused to wear a face mask as required by the airline.
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Stun Gun Used on Woman Who Refused to Wear a Mask at Ohio Football Game
Police used a stun gun on an Ohio woman and forcibly removed her from a middle school football game on Wednesday evening after she refused to wear a face mask, NBC News reports.
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Biden Calls on Governors to Issue Mask Mandates
During a campaign speech on Thursday, Joe Biden called on governors to instate mask mandates for the next three months and urged Americans to wear a mask to slow the spread of the coronavirus. “Be a patriot. Protect your fellow citizens,” he said. He added that Americans should “step up” and “do the right thing.”
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The Global March of Face Masks: a Mirror on Humanity
House keys, wallet or purse, mobile phone and …. oh, yes: face mask.
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MIT Engineers Designed an Affordable, Reusable Face Mask That's as Effective as an N95 — Take a Look
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortage of N95 respirator masks presented a dire situation for the healthcare and frontline workers who needed them most. Essential workers who relied on N95 masks had no choice but to wear what were meant to be disposable N95 masks for weeks at a time. Some started disinfecting the masks to be...
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How Legal Are Fines For Mask Enforcement?
The NBC4 I-Team looked into the legality of citations that some cities are giving out for failure to wear a mask. Lolita Lopez reports for NBC LA at 5 p.m. Friday July 3, 2020.
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How to Wear a Face Mask, Explained by Famous Paintings
Here are some dos and don’ts when it comes to wearing a mask, explained by some of history’s most famous paintings.
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‘Tips' for SD Starbucks Barista Who Denied Service to Customer Not Wearing a Face Mask Pass $100K
An online fundraiser collecting “tips” for a San Diego Starbucks barista who denied service to a customer after she refused to wear a face mask has amassed over $100,000 in donations from supporters who believe the barista did the right thing.
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Under Armour Created a New Face Mask for Exercising — But Will It Work?
If trying to work out in a mask during the coronavirus pandemic has left you frustrated, Under Armour thinks it has the solution.
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Meet the ‘Trikini,' a Bikini With a Matching Face Mask
Just as the name suggests, the trikini has three pieces. A top, bottoms and — you guessed it — a matching, waterproof face mask.
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From Mouthguards To Masks For First Responders
Amber Pfister talks to the co-founder of Byte, an invisible braces company that started making face guards for first responders in the Covid-19 crisis.