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The CDC's Explanation for Its Reversal on School Mask Mandates Is Transparently Dishonest

The agency emphasizes that children face a very low risk from COVID-19, which it has known all along.

Reason

Two Years To Slow the Spread

Government can't stop moving the COVID-19 goal posts.

Reason

A case for (some) continued masking

Although masks are no longer recommended for many Americans in public places by the CDC, experts are trying to make the case for case for keeping them on anyway.

Axios

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Some Americans welcome new CDC mask guidance, others wary

Americans who have been clamoring for an end to mask-wearing have welcomed new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Independent UK

Q&A: Why the CDC suggests more time between 1st and 2nd COVID vaccine doses for some people

LOS ANGELES — After recommending for more than a year that people wait only a few weeks between their first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adjusted its suggested timeline for some people by another month or so.

Los Angeles Times

Pritzker halts Illinois' school mask mandate with arrival of new CDC guidance

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said new federal COVID-19 guidance unveiled Friday will allow the state of Illinois to remove its school mask mandate on Monday, coinciding with the halting of the hotly debated virus mitigation strategy for the general public.

Chicago Tribune

About face? Pritzker to end school mask edict Monday — after CDC eases guidelines and court denies appeal

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s move came hours after the Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal of a decision in a lawsuit challenging Pritzker’s mask mandate. But the state’s top court also tossed a Sangamon County judge’s temporary restraining order, issued earlier this month, that invalidated the mandate.

Chicago Sun-Times

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March mildness? COVID-19 cases down 94% from Omicron peak as masks in Illinois come off next week

Under new CDC guidelines, masks are still recommended in 21 counties across southern and central Illinois, but not in any part of the Chicago area.

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

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CDC loosens masking guidance

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

The Independent UK

CDC says most Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors

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

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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…

The Independent UK

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

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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Roll Call

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.

Benzinga

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

Tribune News Service

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.

The Independent UK

CDC expected to significantly loosen indoor masks guidelines for US

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

The Guardian - US

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.

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