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Should You Still Wear a Mask? What to Do Based on New CDC Guidance
Most Americans are safe without wearing a mask in indoor settings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday as it issued new mask metrics and recommendations. The new guidance puts approximately 70% of the nation’s counties at low or medium risk for COVID, meaning masks are no longer necessary there. The agency is still advising people to wear…
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New CDC Mask Guidance: Here's What We Know So Far
Here’s what we know of the guidance so far.
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CDC Outlines Easing of Mask Guidance
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention outlined new measures for communities where COVID cases are dropping on Friday, meaning healthy people in these areas can take a break from wearing masks
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Pitchfork Music Festival to Require Proof of Vaccination Or Negative COVID Test to Enter
Pitchfork Music Festival, slated to take place in Chicago next month, has updated its guidelines to require attendees to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter.
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COVID-19 Safeguards Among New Illinois State Fair Features
Organizers of the 168-year-old tradition are emphasizing safety measures to thwart the transmission of the persistent and potentially deadly virus.
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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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Do You Still Need to Wear a Mask in Phase 5?
Will entering Phase 5 lift masking guidelines in Illinois and Chicago? The answer is not entirely, but it does bring with it some changes.
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Naperville Mom Says Daughter, 10, Was Kicked Off Bus for Forgetting Mask
The mother of a 10-year-old Naperville girl says her daughter’s school bus driver recently kicked her off the bus, forcing the young girl to walk home, all because she forgot a mask. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.
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Naperville Mom Says Girl, 10, Was Kicked Off School Bus for Forgetting Mask
The single mother of a 10-year-old Naperville girl says her daughter’s school bus driver recently kicked her off the bus, forcing the young girl to walk home, all because she forgot a mask.
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Chicago-Area Religious Communities Adjust to New CDC Mask Guidelines
In wake of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidance that states fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear face masks, some religious communities are trying to determine what works best for their congregations.
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Religious Communities Adjust to New CDC Mask Guidelines
In wake of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidance that states fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear face masks, some religious communities are trying to determine what works best for their congregations. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.
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Costco, Jewel, Meijer: These Are the New Mask Policies for Major Retailers in Illinois
The CDC revised its guidelines on Thursday, saying that vaccinated individuals should not be required to wear masks in indoor and outdoor settings, with some exceptions.
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CDC Announces New Mask Guidelines
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control made a stunning announcement that Americans who are fully vaccinated no longer need to wear a mask or socially distance indoors. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports
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CDC Mask Guidelines: Where Do I Need to Wear a Mask?
Federal health officials on Tuesday issued new guidance on mask-wearing as more and more Americans get vaccinated against COVID-19 every day. So where should you still wear a mask or face covering?
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CDC Expected to Unveil New Guidance on Mask Wearing
The CDC is expected to unveil new guidance on mask wearing outdoors Tuesday. Sandra Torres reports.