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US-Canada bridge reopens, ending weeklong trucker protest over COVID mandates;other developments

Mon, 2022-02-14 09:03 — mike kraft

US-Canada bridge reopens, ending weeklong trucker protest over COVID mandates: Live updates The bridge linking Detroit to Windsor was open for traffic Monday after a week of angry protests against COVID-19 mandates. Latest updates. YahooNews

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One-way masking can still protect against Covid infection, experts say.

Fri, 2022-02-11 09:51 — mike kraft

Will a mask protect me even if no one else is wearing one? One-way masking can still protect against Covid infection, experts say. NBC News

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Though most health experts agree universal masking, along with vaccinations, remains the best public health strategy against the spread of the virus, people can still benefit from wearing a mask even if no one else around them is.

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Masks: Why and where mask mandates are falling and county related data

Fri, 2022-02-11 09:41 — mike kraft

Here's why mask mandates are falling across the US As the omicron wave of the coronavirus subsides, several U.S. states including Nevada, New York and Illinois ended mask mandates this week for indoor settings, while others lifted requirements at schools. The White House says talks are underway about how and when to move the country out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, but in the meantime people are advised to keep following guidance from the U.S.

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Most vulnerable still in jeopardy as COVID precautions ease

Thu, 2022-02-10 11:34 — mike kraft

Most vulnerable still in jeopardy as COVID precautions ease Two years into the pandemic Jackie Hansen still left home only for doctor visits, her immune system so wrecked by cancer and lupus that COVID-19 vaccinations couldn’t take hold. Then Hansen got a reprieve — scarce doses of the first drug that promises six months of protection for people with no other way to fend off the virus. AP NEWS

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Analysis: Should you continue to wear masks as mandates disappear?

Thu, 2022-02-10 10:24 — mike kraft

Do you need to keep wearing a mask after mandates lift? At this point in the coronavirus pandemic, local mask mandates are disappearing as quickly as toilet paper did from grocery stores shelves two years ago. At the national level, the guidance to wear masks is staying put, at least for now. Jen Christensen, CNN CNN

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School officials are caught in the middle as some states end mask rules

Thu, 2022-02-10 10:03 — mike kraft

As state mask rules end, school leaders are in the middle As some of the last statewide mask mandates in the U.S. near an end, decisions about whether students and teachers should continue to wear masks in school are shifting to local leaders, who are caught in the middle of one of the most combustible issues of the pandemic. AP NEWS

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommends masks for students and staff inside buildings, leaving district leaders to weigh the federal guidance against what they have seen in their own schools and heard from the parents, teachers and students. ...

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U.S. -- Ending of some state mask mandates indicates a shiftng political landscape

Thu, 2022-02-10 09:56 — mike kraft

Abrupt end to mask mandates reflects a shifting political landscape As electoral warning signs flash for Democrats and the public yearns for normalcy, Democratic governors are making moves without waiting for the Biden administration to get there first. Washington Post

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Masks: As some states relax, CDC director says it’s not yet time to change guidance nationwide

Wed, 2022-02-09 14:25 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: More states ease mask mandates, citing lower infection, hospitalization numbers New York and Massachusetts announced Wednesday they will ease mask mandates, joining a long list of states making similar moves in recent days. Washington Post

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Recalculating COVID Hospitalizations; Deaths During Omicron

Wed, 2022-02-09 11:02 — FNUOvviyaa

Recalculating COVID Hospitalizations; Deaths During Omicron; J&J Production Paused A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Judy George medpagetoday

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As of Wednesday at 8 a.m. ET, the unofficial U.S. COVID toll is 77,054,088 cases and 909,020 deaths, up 200,476 and 3,476, respectively, from yesterday.

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