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Masks No Longer Required at O'Hare and Midway, Chicago Department of Aviation Says
After a judge in Florida overturned a federal mask mandate on public transit and in airports, Chicago officials announced Tuesday that facial coverings will no longer be required at the city’s airports.
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Travel Mask Mandate: Masks No Longer Required on These US Airlines
Here’s a look at which major U.S. airlines are lifting their mask mandates for domestic flights.
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Target Lifts Mask Requirements for Staff and Shoppers
Target will no longer require its staff and shoppers to wear masks inside its store as a matter of corporate policy.
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What Kind of Mask Should You Be Wearing Today?
Yes, it’s time to step it up to an N95 or K95 if you can, but bottom line is any mask is better than no mask, experts say
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How to Properly Wear a Face Mask: Here's What Health Experts Recommend
As new studies appear and updated guidance is issued, health experts broke down the best way to wear a face covering to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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How Should You Wear a Face Mask to Prevent COVID Infection?
As omicron COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain high across the U.S., health officials broke down how to best wear a face covering in order to prevent contracting the virus. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.
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How Should You Wear a Face Mask to Prevent COVID Infection? Here's What Experts Say as Omicron Surges
As omicron COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain high across the U.S., health officials broke down how to best wear a face covering in order to prevent contracting the virus.
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Cloth, KN95, and N95 Masks: Which Mask Protects Best Against Omicron Variants?
Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady discussed what to know about various mask options—cloth, surgical, KN95, and N95— and which mask you should be wearing.
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Illinois Mask Mandate New Indoor Mask Requirements Take Effect
Illinois’ reinstated mask mandate takes effect Monday, requiring residents over the age of 2 to wear face coverings in indoor settings.
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Mask, Vaccine Conflicts Descend Into Violence and Harassment
Across the country, more anti-vaccine and anti-mask demonstrations are taking scary and violent turns
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Chicago Mask Mandate: Where Coverings Must be Worn, and When They Can be Removed
With the city of Chicago reporting more than 400 new cases of coronavirus per day, health officials have reinstituted a mask mandate for all residents age 2 and older, regardless of a person’s COVID vaccination status.
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Chicago Residents, Business Owners React As Mask Mandate Returns
Reaction came fast and furious from across the city of Chicago Tuesday after health officials announced that a mask mandate will once again be imposed in indoor public settings, with business owners and customers now having to make adjustments amid rising coronavirus cases.
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School Districts Continue Debating Mask Policies for Coming Year
Several suburban school districts are weighing their options, debating whether to mandate mask-wearing for the coming year. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has more on the sometimes-contentious meetings.
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Music Festival ‘Lollapalooza' Requires Attendees to Wear Masks Indoors
The Chicago-based music festival Lollapalooza will be requiring attendees to wear masks in any indoor spaces beginning Saturday.
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Cities, Counties Scramble to Adjust After CDC Makes Changes to Mask Rules
Several Illinois counties are seeing significant surges in COVID cases, and fall under new parameters set by the CDC that would recommend that vaccinated residents wear masks indoors. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has more details.
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Fully-Vaccinated Residents in Numerous Illinois, Indiana Counties Should Wear Masks: CDC
Several counties in northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana fall into the “substantial” or “high” transmission categories that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has established to help determine whether it would recommend fully vaccinated Americans to wear masks in indoor spaces.
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How to Find Out If You're in an Area Where the CDC Recommends Masks Indoors
In which areas is the CDC recommending people wear masks indoors? The agency points to its COVID-19 data tracker showing levels of community transmission for each county in the U.S.
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Here's What Officials Have to Say About the Fate of Face Coverings in Illinois, Chicago
Illinois and Chicago officials have separately commented on the future of masks in the city and state as more mandates return across the U.S.
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Illinois ‘Fully Aligns' With CDC's Updated Indoor Masking Guidance
The Illinois Department of Public Health is “fully adopting” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated masking guidance, the state’s health department said Tuesday, recommending that fully vaccinated people begin wearing masks indoors again in places with substantial and high transmission.
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Will Mask Mandates Return to Chicago and Illinois? Here's What You Need to Know
After months of decline, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois recently doubled in a period of nine days.