coronavirus and masks

Critics say the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's signs explaining New York's new mask-optional policy for transit riders undermines earlier messages and puts people at risk.

New York's subway now has a 'you do you' mask policy. It's getting a Bronx cheer

11:56am September 08, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Millions of New Yorkers embraced an "all in this together" motto during the pandemic — and many are roasting the city's transit agency over updated signs explaining its newly relaxed masking policy.

Tennessee high school student Grady Knox's speech in favor of masks in schools was interrupted when adults jeered and heckled his remarks.

A Teen Called For Masks In School After His Grandma Died Of COVID. Adults Mocked Him

4:05pm September 10, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"If they laugh at me about a personal story about my grandmother, that's just disrespectful, I feel," Tennessee teenager Grady Knox reportedly said.

In December 2019, Cynthia Carrillo placed her older brother David at Villa Mesa Care Center, a nursing home in Upland, Calif. After the shutdown in March of 2020, Cynthia Carrillo couldn't visit David inside Villa Mesa. One month later, David, 65, who had

Health & Safety

In California, Nursing Home Owners Can Operate After They're Denied A License

7:21am May 26, 2021

Nursing home chain ReNew Health continues to care for hundreds of patients even after the state attempted to crack down. Before and during the pandemic, homes connected to ReNew had safety violations.

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After the CDC shifted this week to less restrictive mask guidance for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, some leaders in the public health world felt blindsided. While some people rejoiced, others say they feel the change has come too

Confused By CDC's Latest Mask Guidance? Here's What We've Learned

8:41pm May 14, 2021

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted its stance this week on the need to wear masks if you're vaccinated. What's that mean for kids? For travel? For work? Experts weigh in.

President Biden arrives with Vice President Harris to discuss the CDC's new mask guidance in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday.

Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors And Outdoors, CDC Says

5:49pm May 13, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Biden says, "Today is a great day for America and our long battle with coronavirus. ... It's been made possible by the extraordinary success we've had in vaccinating so many Americans so quickly."

The CDC says that when it comes to cloth masks, multiple layers made of higher thread counts do a better job of protecting the wearer.

Wear Masks To Protect Yourself From The Coronavirus, Not Only Others, CDC Stresses

6:41pm November 11, 2020

by Maria Godoy

The public health agency had previously emphasized that masks protect other people from viruses you might expel. The new advice gives a less altruistic reason to wear face coverings.