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COVID-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Massachusetts Counties COVID-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Massachusetts Counties
Covid-19: CDC Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors In These Massachusetts Counties Mask mandates in Massachusetts are being eased by federal health officials as the state recovers from the surge of new infections in early spring. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on mask-wearing to concentrate on COVID-19 hospitalizations, hospital capacity, and newly reported infections, leaving some parts of the state still encouraged to continue masking up indoors. With the state's seven-day average COVID-19 positivity rate nearly 10 percent, with 83 virus-related deaths in the past week, some counties in Massachusetts are being encouraged to con…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Children Should Keep Wearing Masks In School Even If Vaccinated, CDC Says COVID-19: Children Should Keep Wearing Masks In School Even If Vaccinated, CDC Says
Covid-19: Children Should Keep Wearing Masks In School Even If Vaccinated, CDC Says The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the agency will continue to recommend that children wear masks this winter while in school, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status.  CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky made the announcement on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at a news briefing.  She said once COVID-19 vaccinations are authorized for children ages 5 to 11, the CDC will work to scale up pediatric vaccinations, but she added that this will take some time. "And as I just noted, as we head into these winter months, we know we cannot be complacent,"…

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COVID-19: Cape Cod Cluster Cases Nearly Double COVID-19: Cape Cod Cluster Cases Nearly Double
Covid-19: Cape Cod Cluster Cases Nearly Double Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Cape Cod Cluster Among Vaccinated Led To Mask Shift; CDC Says 'The War Has Changed' Masks will now be required in a Cape Cod community after the number of new COVID-19 cases linked to the Delta variant nearly doubled in just days. Hundreds of new COVID-19 cases were reported in Provincetown, as the number of confirmed infections rose to 833 as of Wednesday, July 28, according to Town Manager Alex Morse. Earlier story - COVID-19: Cape Cod Cluster Linked To Delta Variant Grows To 430 Cases Of those cases, 501 are Massachusetts residents,…

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Business
COVID-19: Wegmans Lifts Mask Mandate For Stores In One Of Five States In Its Footprint COVID-19: Wegmans Lifts Mask Mandate For Stores In One Of Five States In Its Footprint
Covid-19: Wegmans Lifts Mask Mandate For Stores In One Of Five States In Its Footprint With the number of Americans receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and virus-related numbers improving across the country, Wegmans has amended its guidance on mask-wearing in select areas. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided updated guidance on mask-wearing for fully vaccinated people that includes not having to wear facial coverings indoors and not having to socially distance themselves from others. Wegmans announced on Wednesday, May 19 that “in accordance with the latest CDC guidance, fully vaccinated customers are no longer required to wear a face-covering …

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Schools
COVID-19: CDC Issues New Guidance On Social Distancing For Students COVID-19: CDC Issues New Guidance On Social Distancing For Students
Covid-19: CDC Issues New Guidance On Social Distancing For Students The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidance on social distancing in schools. The agency announced late Friday morning, March 19 that students can sit 3 feet apart instead of 6 feet as long as they are wearing masks. The move will allow for more desks in classrooms and a more stable schedule for students. The new guidance, for K-12 students, includes all communities, regardless of whether the transmission rate is substantial, moderate, or low, according to the CDC. The announcement comes following a study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Disea…

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by Zak Failla