mask mandates

During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of SiriusXM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show,” 2024 Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump responded to a question on whether he’d like a do-over on his White House supporting mask mandates by stating that

Democrat Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) on Thursday blocked Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) after the Republican tried to pass the “Freedom to Breathe” Act by unanimous consent. The act would essentially ban federal mask mandates.

Texas has banned most government entities from imposing COVID mask and vaccine mandates, as SB 29, signed by Gov. Abbot, formally went into effect.

The city council of Huntington Beach, California, voted 4-3 early Wednesday morning to ban new mask and vaccine mandates in the city, as fears of a new coronavirus strain has prompted calls for mandates in other parts of the country.

A controversial mask mandate for Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, ended on Sunday.

Former NIAID Director and White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Saturday on CNN’s “Smerconish” that studies showing masks are not effective in the “broad population” do not affect their “advantage” on an individual basis.

Los Angeles County Health officials are open to reimposing mask mandates, Barbara Ferrer, Director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, made clear last week.

Judge stands to lose position and pension for “perverting the law” after he ruled children didn’t have to comply with mask mandates in 2021.

Senatorial candidate and Riverton, Utah, Mayor Trent Staggs (R) vowed to “hold the line” and refuse to enforce coronavirus protocols, insisting on his belief in “freedom” and the ability of Americans to decide for themselves.

U.S. Senate candidate and pro-Donald Trump businessman Bernie Moreno vowed to “fight” against renewed “tyrannical” coronavirus mandates, claiming they are “antithetical to American freedom and liberty.”

Atlanta’s Morris Brown College is re-embracing mask mandates, years after initial panic over the coronavirus.

COVID mask mandates are returning to Hollywood, with Lionsgate being the first major studio to reinstate masking and daily testing for its Los Angeles office workers.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro paid the government of São Paulo about $184,000 in fines on Wednesday for not wearing a mask.

On Monday’s “Democracy Now,” Deputy Director for Trans Justice with the ACLU LGBTQ and HIV Project Chase Strangio reacted to a federal court upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender transition treatment for children by stating that the same states that have

Analysts and South Korean journalists noted this week that North Korea’s state television and its state newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, began publishing photos of official events featuring maskless communist officials, a sign that the years-old sanitary mask mandate imposed to prevent the spread of Wuhan coronavirus may be ending.

The leftist government of Chile announced on Monday it would begin handing out free sanitary masks in public transportation on Monday, a week after mandating the use of face coverings for everyone over five years of age in schools.

The Justice Court of Brazil’s São Paulo State (TJSP) ordered a bank holding former President Jair Bolsonaro’s assets to freeze 87,400 Brazilian reais (roughly $18,000) in funds on Tuesday over his refusal to pay a fine for not wearing a sanitary mask in 2021.

The White House is now saying it inadvertently sent out social distancing and mask mandate guidelines in invites to College Athlete Day.

Former NIAID Director and White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday on “CNN This Morning”  that properly worn masks are 85-90 % effective.

Tilda Swinton is the latest Hollywood start to rebel against COVID protocols, saying she will refuse to wear a mask on her next movie shoot.

California is finally lifting its mask mandate for individuals in healthcare settings, per updated guidance from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

The city of Vienna has finally lifted its long-standing masking requirement on public transport – and now those who still wear masks are banned from doing so, and could even face fines.

Woody Harrelson ripped into Hollywood’s “Covid protocols” in an interview with the far-left New York Times.

Two Colorado hospitals are dropping their mask requirements after roughly three years of forcing individuals to mask up.

John Lee, the Beijing-controlled chief executive of Hong Kong, announced on Tuesday that Hong Kong’s mandate to wear masks both inside and outdoors will be dropped on Wednesday, March 1. The mandate was imposed in July 2020, making it one of the world’s longest-lasting and strictest coronavirus mandates.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday teased a permanent ban on coronavirus mandates — including vaccinations and masking — which he said the legislature will address in the upcoming legislative session.

Former Canadian sniper Dallas Alexander told retired Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan he was forced out of service due mask and vaccine mandates.

The Biden Justice Department is fighting to reverse the decision which deemed the nationwide mask mandate unlawful, hoping to gain back the power to force individuals wear masks on public transportation, including planes, once again.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday previewed “permanent protections” against what has been described as the biomedical security state.

The White House is unable to explain why, exactly, President Biden was spotted wearing a mask when recently stepping off Marine One.

Some New Jersey students are facing mask mandates yet again as they return from winter break, officials citing what has been described as a “tripledemic.”

A German doctor was sentenced to two years and nine months for illegally issuing more than 4,000 people with exemptions from wearing masks.

A far-left (borderline Marxist) group calling itself the “People’s CDC” has called for more radical coronavirus policies like indefinite mask mandates and social distancing, charging that America’s relaxed pandemic policies stem from a racist eugenics impulse beholden to corporate interests.

During the holiday season, people should once again cover their mouths with masks, French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne said on Tuesday.

MSNBC network contributor Dr. Vin Gupta said Friday on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Report” that school and public health officials need to require people to wear face masks again because of an increase in COVID cases.

The National Committee for Emergency Operations (COE) of Ecuador announced on Friday that it would reinstate a national indoor mask mandate, citing the spread of both Chinese coronavirus and influenza.