Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty But in March 2020, when Brosseau started making a case for ...

On Feb. 29, the U.S. surgeon general Dr. Jerome Adams tweeted that masks do not offer any benefit to the average citizen. About a month later, on Friday, April 3, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the ...

California health officials announced Monday that the state would begin following the Centers for Disease Control's eased mask guidelines for some indoor settings starting June 15. The state's health ...

Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear masks or follow social distancing guidelines in most indoor settings, according to CDC guidance issued May 13. But how will ...

WASHINGTON -- New mask guidance for vaccinated individuals does not grant permission for widespread removal of masks, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on ...

NEW YORK -- People fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can ditch masks and social distancing both indoors and outdoors-- except under certain circumstances, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — ECU Health announced Friday it is relaxing its universal masking guidelines for healthy patients, visitors and employees. Effective Monday, masks will be optional at all ECU ...

Healthcare facilities nationwide are grappling with conflicting CDC guidelines on masking amid the pandemic, resulting in a patchwork of policies and practices, Politico reported April 5. Some ...

It's been nearly three years since masks became a requirement in healthcare settings. Some local hospitals are removing their mask mandates to a degree. In September, the CDC gave hospitals the ...