US Army: Army’s official face mask to be issued to new Soldiers in 2021. “The official Army-designed, -tested, and -refined face mask – the Combat Cloth Face Covering (CCFC) – will be provided to new Soldiers during the second quarter of FY2021. This was one of the updates provided to the Army Uniform Board (AUB) […]
NPR: Mask Up! How Public Health Messages Collide With Facebook’s Political Ads Ban. “Facebook halted political advertising after polls closed on Election Day. With votes being counted, President Donald Trump and his supporters spread false claims and conspiracy theories about the results. But nearly two months later, the Electoral College has affirmed Joe Biden’s victory […]
Mental Floss: Doctor’s 60-Second Trick Makes Any Face Mask Fit Better. “As face masks have become part of daily life, people have come up with innovative ways to make them more comfortable and effective. There are tricks for masking up without hurting your ears, fogging up your glasses, or breaking out. This new tip from […]
Arizona State University: ASU student team’s fog-free mask design wins $1 million international competition. “A student team from Arizona State University has won the million-dollar XPRIZE Next-Gen Mask Challenge to redesign the face masks used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by making them more comfortable, functional and affordable. The contest drew nearly 1,000 entries […]
BBC: Covid: Chile’s president Sebastián Piñera fined $3,500 for no-mask selfie. “Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has been fined $3,500 (£2,588) for breaching coronavirus rules by posing for a selfie with no facemask on. Mr Piñera apologised after the photo of him with a woman – also without a mask – went viral earlier this month.”
NBC News: Oregon doctor’s license revoked over refusal to wear mask during pandemic. “The medical license of an Oregon doctor who refused to wear a face mask despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has been revoked weeks after a video surfaced of him dismissing Covid-19 as a ‘common cold.’”
CNN: White House vaccine chief praises Biden’s plan to ask Americans to wear masks for first 100 days. “Moncef Slaoui, the head of the US government’s effort to develop a vaccine against Covid-19, on Sunday praised President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to ask all Americans to wear masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus, saying […]
USA Today: Walt Disney World will no longer digitally add face masks on ride photos. “Disney World will no longer be digitally adding face masks onto guests’ faces in ride photos, the company said. Florida’s Disney World reopened with new COVID-19 restrictions in July, one of which included wearing a face covering at all times […]
Washington Post: CDC recommends people wear masks indoors when not at home. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging ‘universal mask use’ indoors for the first time as the country shatters records for coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths ahead of the holiday season. The CDC has for months encouraged mask-wearing in public spaces with […]
Business Insider India: A California sheriff who refused to enforce the state’s mask order now has COVID-19. “Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones tested positive on [December 1] following ‘workplace exposure to an employee that later tested positive,’ the department said in a statement [December 2]. Jones hit headlines in June after he said he would […]
WRAL: Leaders affirm: Law enforcement officers should be wearing masks when interacting with the public. “On [November 29], Raleigh police were caught on camera not wearing masks in southeast Raleigh, an area that has seen the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Wake County. A former newspaper reporter, Sue Sturgis, posted photos to […]
CNN: I jab myself daily to stay healthy, and people can’t wear a mask?. “Lathering my hands with soap one day in early May, preparing to prick my finger and draw blood to measure my blood sugar level, I reflected on the many silent sacrifices I have made to keep myself alive and healthy. I […]
BBC: Covid-19: The mask-wearing US city that bucked the trend. “More than half of US states currently have a mask mandate in place to limit the spread of coronavirus, but the issue has become highly controversial. We’ve taken a closer look at one mask-wearing US city, which has diverged from the state-wide policy. Care needs […]
Texas Tribune: A North Texas superintendent is openly defying the state mask mandate in schools. No one is stopping him.. “At Peaster Independent School District, 40 miles northwest of Fort Worth, Superintendent Lance Johnson has said masks are optional in his school district buildings and classrooms. They’re not.”
CNET: On TikTok, Bill Nye explains why wearing a mask is crucial. “Bill Nye is back on social media telling people to wear masks to protect themselves during the coronavirus pandemic. In a video posted to TikTok Friday, Nye shows a map of the US, with highlighted areas where people wore masks the least yet […]