The Biden administration is not planning on imposing a vaccine mandate and will not track who has or hasn’t had the shots, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during a Friday briefing. However businesses and institutions like colleges and universities can, Psaki added. ‘Private sector companies may decide that they want to have requirements. … Read more
TSA is debating whether to extend mask mandate on planes, buses and other public transportation before rule ends next month An official told CNN that the TSA is consulting experts on whether to extend the federal mask mandate for public transit The three-month Biden administration order was issued in February and is set to expire next … Read more
Israel drops outdoor mask mandate after almost a year as around 80 per cent of its population are now vaccinated The restriction, which required masks to be worn outdoors unless exercising, was lifted on Sunday Masks must still be worn indoors, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said The move comes as Israel has vaccinated close to … Read more
Arkansas has lifted its mask mandate and made everyone aged 16 and older eligible to get COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday. Governor Asa Hutchinson said on Tuesday that businesses, such as restaurants and stores, will have the option to require masks on their premises and implored residents to respect those decisions. ‘Please be respectful and mindful … Read more
Uvalde-born, Austin-based Texan Matthew McConaughey was ‘dumbfounded’ over Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to lift Texas’ mask mandate on March 10. ‘I was a little dumbfounded by the decision,’ the 51-year-old Oscar winner tells CBS This Morning next Sunday. ‘I understand, “Go back to work.” What I did not understand was, “Pull the mask mandate.” We’re … Read more
Hundred of people took to the streets of Mississippi without a mask in sight on Friday night after the state lifted their COVID 19 restrictions on March 3. Oxford, home of Ole Miss, saw people out in full force, eating at restaurants and shopping at stores like the coronavirus pandemic was a distant memory – rather than … Read more
Hundred of people took to the streets of Mississippi without a mask in sight on Friday night after the state lifted their COVID 19 restrictions on March 3. Oxford, home of Ole Miss, saw people out in full force, eating at restaurants and shopping at stores like the coronavirus pandemic was a distant memory – rather than … Read more
Joe Biden’s first act as president Wednesday will center around signing a flurry of executive actions undoing much of what Donald Trump implemented through his own executive orders – like stopping border wall construction, implementing a mask mandate and ending the ‘Muslim Ban.’ After being sworn into office in his noon inauguration ceremony Wednesday, Biden … Read more
Roxy Jacenko slams ‘disgraceful’ bongo drum-playing anti-vaxxers protesting mask mandate in Bondi shopping centre By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:06 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 07:06 GMT, 3 January 2021 Roxy Jacenko has slammed anti-mask and vaccine protesters who swarmed Sydney’s Bondi on Sunday to oppose the city-wide mask mandate. The … Read more
Counties in Kansas that followed the state’s mask mandate earlier this year saw coronavirus cases fall, but those that didn’t witnessed infections spiking, a new study finds. In July, Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, issued a face covering mandate, but a state law allowed counties to opt out. For the counties that required masks, a … Read more