Masks

After some confusion earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released updated guidance around gathering and traveling for the holiday season. On Friday, the CDC released the updated guidance, saying the best way to safely observe the holiday season is being vaccinated against COVID-19. A representative from the agency said in an email Friday they “fully...

NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry spoke to San Diegans about how they’re reacting to a drop off in COVID cases.

COVID-19 cases which declined in the Spring of 2021 began to rise again fueled by the Delta Variant. The most recent decline in COVID-19 cases is leading to some people in the county becoming more relaxed with COVID-19 precautions in certain settings. “It makes me want to go out more, I’m still hesitant to be in larger crowds but it…

Chula Vista Elementary School District is easing part of its mask policy as the CDC decides whether to grant emergency use authorization for younger kids to get a COVID vaccine. NBC 7’s Dana Griffin reports.

The sound of kids on a playground may no longer be muffled by masks at Chula Vista Elementary schools. Chula Vista Elementary School District is one of the largest in the county. The Board of Education approved adjustments to the district’s mask policy. The district’s adjusted mask policy is as follows: Staff members can remove their mask if alone...

The Transportation Security Administration is increasing the penalty for people who violate the mandate to wear masks on planes, trains and other forms of transportation to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

A group of parents of disabled students has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down Iowa’s law banning schools from requiring masks, arguing it endangers their health and denies equal access to education.

The rancorous debate over whether returning students should wear masks in the classroom has moved from school boards to courtrooms. In at least 14 states, lawsuits have been filed either for or against masks in schools. In some cases, normally rule-enforcing school administrators are finding themselves fighting state leaders. Legal experts say that while state laws normally trump local control,…

This weekend’s naked bike ride in Philadelphia will require participants to wear masks.

The three states are all hot spots in the nation’s recent COVID-19 surge, and defiant boards in Miami, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and other urban areas argue that requiring masks protects students, teachers and staff from contracting and spreading the virus as many pediatric hospitals fill.

Justin Kanew’s speech during a public comment period at a Williamson County Board of Education meeting encouraging parents to have their kids wear masks has gone viral. Kanew quoted his pastor who said “wearing masks is not in the bible, but taking care of others is.”

A parent attacked a teacher following a mask dispute on the first day of school, a California superintendent said.

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Penn State University announced it is requiring all students, staff and visitors on its campuses to wear masks indoors.

A group of parents whose kids attend Catholic schools in San Diego County are pressuring the Diocese to let students go mask-free on campus, reports NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda

All employees and visitors of Chula Vista city buildings and facilities will be asked to wear a mask while inside, the city announced Thursday amid rising cases of COVID-19 in San Diego County.

“If we were all vaccinated it would be hard to spread COVID. But so many of us are not.” Dr. Lynn Goldman from George Washington University talks about low vaccination rates – they’re like kindling on a fire. That is contributing to a rise in cases of COVID and the Delta variant, and the return of mask mandates in some...

With COVID-19 cases on the rise and the delta variant continuing to spread, leaders in San Francisco and Berkeley are strongly considering plans to bring back a mask mandate.

The Department of Defense has directed all individuals to wear masks when they are indoors at DOD installations located in parts of the country that have ‘substantial or high community transmission.’

Authorities disrupted a transaction between a Texas man and the Australian government for 50 million masks.