Mask mandates return at some Mass. health care facilities amid spike in respiratory illnesses
Mass General Brigham and Baystate Health recently unveiled new masking policies to address an increase in viral infections ...
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Wildfire Smog Is Deadly—But LA’s Covid Mask Organizers Have It Covered
Masks protect you from any [airborne] disease, and there’s flu that’s increasing as well. To add to that, the toxic dangers ...
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Reducing Risk, One Mask at a Time: What the Science Says
Conversely, the decision to relax and eliminate mask regulations has had consequences that have received little attention. As ...
Mask mandates are back in B.C health-care facilities — should I be wearing a mask? Here's what to know
British Columbia is once again requiring masks be worn in health-care facilities. In an email to CBC News, the province’s Ministry of Health said everyone including staff, patients, visitors and ...
What COVID tried to teach us — and why it will matter in the next pandemic
The intervening years have both sped and crawled by, too busy at times to take stock of all that has changed, too plodding to ...
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Bourbon Mill says liquor license suspended for mask mandates. LCB cites a host of issues
The LCB is rebutting claims by the Adams County bar that claimed its liquor license was recently suspended over the 2020 mask ...
Five years on, have people recovered from COVID? | The Excerpt
Back in 2020, it wasn’t until March 9th when the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, declared COVID-19 a ...
COVID, RSV and flu are on the upswing in Brevard. But rates are similar to previous years
Respiratory viruses are on the rise in Brevard, though not at a rate higher than previous years, according to local health ...
Is there a mask mandate in Illinois? The latest recommendations as illness level rises
Respiratory illness levels in Illinois have risen from moderate to high, according to the state's health department, but what ...
Past Covid-19 trauma triggered baseless fears of HMPV outbreak: Prof K Srinath Reddy
Routine mask usage isn’t necessary for HMPV. Masks are primarily protective in cases of aerosol-based spread which was the ...
Mass General Brigham introduces new masking policy as respiratory illnesses rise
As cases of respiratory viruses soar, Mass General Brigham clinics and hospitals introduced new masking requirements Monday.
Mask wearing returns for visitors at Kent hospital
A hospital in Kent has implemented mask wearing for staff and visitors after a surge in flu cases. Darent Valley Hospital in ...