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Apple Reinstates Mask Requirement At Most US Stores

The Verge reports: Apple will be requiring customers and staff at most of its more than 270 US retail stores to wear masks even if they are vaccinated, according to a new Bloomberg report, bringing back a requirement that had been removed starting in June. The change goes into effect Thursday. “After carefully reviewing the latest CDC recommendations, and analyzing …

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REVERSAL: CDC To Again Recommend Masks Indoors

The New York Times reports: Reversing a decision made just two months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to recommend on Tuesday that people vaccinated for the coronavirus resume wearing masks indoors under certain circumstances. The change follows reports of rising breakthrough infections with the Delta variant of the virus in people who were fully immunized. …

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Provincetown Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate [VIDEO]

ABC News reports: Officials in Provincetown, Massachusetts, voted unanimously during an emergency town meeting Sunday night to reimplement the town’s indoor mask mandate, amidst rapidly rising COVID-19 infections and community spread Since data was last updated last week, the cluster has grown to a cumulative total of at least 551 confirmed cases following a busy July Fourth weekend. The new …

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St. Louis Reimposes Indoor Mask Rule As Cases Surge

From the St. Louis County Department of Health: As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise and the Delta variant spreads, the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County will require masks to be worn in indoor public places and on public transportation beginning Monday. The new rule will require everyone age five and over, including those who are vaccinated, to wear a …

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DeSantis: I Won’t “Muzzle” School Kids With Masks

“There’s been talk about potentially people advocating at the federal level about imposing compulsory masks on kids. We’re not doing that in Florida, OK? “At the end of the day, we’ve got to start putting our kids first. We’ve got to look out for their education. Is it really comfortable, is it really healthy for them to be muzzled and …

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Lara Trump “Thrilled” Her Unmasked Daughter Got Sick

“The idea that we’re going to make our children sit in school masked up all day long I think is absolutely ludicrous. They’re also not coming in contact with germs that they need to develop an immune system. “My daughter, Carolina, last week had a cold. Every parent knows that’s a nightmare. I have to tell you, I was so …

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De Blasio Rejects Calls For Return To Indoor Mask Rule

Gothamist reports: In the face of a steady climb in coronavirus cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio is resisting calls to reissue an indoor mask mandate, saying that doubling down on vaccination remains the best approach to fighting the recent rebound. “Masks have value, unquestionably, but masks are not going at the root of the problem,” he said Tuesday, during his …

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Pediatrics Group Calls For Universal Masking In Schools

From the American Academy of Pediatrics: In updated guidance for the 2021-22 school year, the American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends in-person learning and urges all who are eligible to be vaccinated to protect against COVID-19. In addition to vaccinations, the AAP recommends a layered approach to make school safe for all students, teachers and staff in the guidance here. …

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LA County Sheriff Refuses To Enforce Mask Mandate

Axios reports: Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Friday that his department would not enforce an L.A. County mask order, saying it is “not backed by science.” Villanueva’s statement comes one day after L.A. county officials announced a new mask mandate for residents in indoor public locations regardless of vaccine status, effective Saturday at 11:59 p.m. “Forcing the vaccinated …

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LA County Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate For All

Los Angeles’s CW affiliate reports: Los Angeles County is reimplementing its mask mandate indoors — regardless of vaccination status— amid an increase in coronavirus case numbers and concerns over the delta variant, officials announced Thursday. The new masking order goes into effect 11:59 p.m. on Saturday. “We’re not where we need to be for the millions at risk of infection …

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GOP Senators Push For End To Travel Mask Mandate

Roll Call reports: Republican senators are expressing mounting impatience with the federal mask mandate for travelers, arguing that the lifting of restrictions in most public places should extend to airplanes, rail and transit. In a markup of rail and safety legislation today, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee rejected along party lines an amendment introduced by Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., …

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Supermarket Cashier Dead In Georgia Mask Dispute, Off-Duty Sheriff’s Deputy Shot Twice, Suspect Shot

Atlanta’s ABC News affiliate reports: Authorities are on the scene of a shooting that left a sheriff’s deputy injured and a cashier dead Monday afternoon. A spokesperson said a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reserve unit deputy and two others – a man and woman – were injured during the shooting at the Big Bear Supermarket near South DeKalb Mall off …

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Iowa Man Sentenced To Ten Years In Face Mask Assault

The Des Moines Register reports: A man convicted of following a man to a car and assaulting him after being told to raise the mask on his face in November was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday. Shane Wayne Michael, 42, of the Saylor Township was arrested and charged after the Nov. 11 assault at the Vision 4 Less …

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Vaxxed Don’t Need Masks Outdoors At Transit Hubs

The Hill reports: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that vaccinated travelers do not need masks outdoors at airports and train stations. “CDC is announcing that it will be amending its Face Masks Order to not require people to wear a mask in outdoor areas of conveyances (if such outdoor areas exist on the conveyance) or …

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American: No Booze Sales Until Mask Mandate Expires

CNBC reports: American Airlines said it won’t sell alcoholic beverages in the main cabin through Sept. 13, when the federal mask mandate is set to expire. It will still offer alcohol beverages in first and business class but only in flight. “Over the past week we’ve seen some of these stressors create deeply disturbing situations on board aircraft,” Brady Byrnes, …

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Pete Buttigieg Warns Covidiot Air Passengers [VIDEO]

USA Today reports: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday urged travelers to respect flight attendants and other crew members who enforce federal mask mandates on planes, pledging strict federal enforcement against such abuse at a time of increasingly unruly behavior by passengers. “The flight crews and other workers you encounter, they’re doing their job,” he said. “They’re following regulations and …

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CA Cafe Charges $5 To Order While Wearing Mask

NBC News reports: Diners are mostly free to speak their mind at a Northern California cafe, but doing so through the protective confines of a mask will cost a cover charge of $5. Fiddlehead’s Cafe in Mendocino on Sunday put up a sign announcing the fee for customers who wear masks while ordering. In March, the cafe announced an ongoing …

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Major Theater Chains Drop Mask Rule For Fully Vaxxed

Reuters reports: Masks are no longer required at the three main movie theater chains in the United States for people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to updated guidelines on Friday. AMC Entertainment, Cinemark and Regal Cinemas said on their websites that movie goers who are not fully vaccinated will be asked to continue wearing masks, and that …

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DHS Warns Covidiots Ahead Of Holiday Weekend Travel

Bloomberg News reports: U.S. government officials monitoring the airways say they won’t tolerate passengers who refuse to don masks as airline travel surges ahead of the summer season. A recent spike in unruly passenger reports, many of them involving people refusing to cover their faces, prompted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday to issue a stern warning to travelers. …

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GOP Rep To Appeal Fine For Defying House Mask Rule

Axios reports: Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) said Monday he will appeal a $500 fine brought by House rules requiring all members to wear masks, despite new CDC guidance allowing fully vaccinated people to go maskless indoors. The fine comes after Mast joined several of his Republican colleagues in an apparent act of protest to go maskless on the House floor, …

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