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Mask Mandate

politics Apr. 19, 2022

Chaos After Judge Strikes Down Federal Mask Mandate on TransportationA federal judge struck down the mandate on Monday, leaving it up to businesses, states, and cities to determine their own rules.

By Matt Stieb and Chas Danner
public health Feb. 18, 2022

America Can Get Back to Normal and Get Better at Fighting COVIDThere’s still a lot policy-makers can do to protect the most vulnerable without inconveniencing the broader public.

By Eric Levitz
covid-19 Aug. 7, 2021

Universal Face-Mask Mandates Are Back. Here’s What to Know.Amid the Delta wave, the CDC is once again recommending indoor mask mandates, including in all schools. But the debate remains politically fraught.

By Chas Danner
delta variant July 29, 2021

GOP Reps Flail Against House Mask Mandate by Barging Into the SenateProductive behavior just before the August recess.

By Matt Stieb
summertime May 4, 2021

Experts: CDC’s Summer-Camp Rules Are ‘Cruel’ and ‘Irrational’“The CDC’s recommendations are, frankly, senseless. Children cannot be running around outside in 90-degree weather in a mask. Period.”

By David Zweig
covid-19 Dec. 4, 2020

Biden Will Ask Americans to Wear Masks for 100 DaysMeanwhile, the CDC recommended “universal mask use” for the first time on Friday for whenever people are outside their homes.

By Chas Danner