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California workplace regulators approved controversial rules that allow workers to go maskless only if every employee in a room is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Amid new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many fully vaccinated people in the United States have been eager to hang up their masks, while others are still a little hesitant to give up the protective face coverings.

Experts discuss mask-wearing and other safety precautions to take at outdoor gatherings this summer

A judge has upheld Connecticut’s requirement that children wear masks in schools, rejecting a challenge by some parents who said mask wearing can be harmful and education officials exceeded their authority. The ruling released Monday affirms the legitimacy of mask requirements in schools this academic year but does not address any guidance on masks that may be issued for...

It’s been almost a week since fully vaccinated people in the state could take off their face mask in certain spots. In Meriden, many people have already ditched their mask or are planning to do soon. “I feel that being fully vaccinated, my chances of getting COVIDare less,” said Robert Limarzi of Meriden. But you’ll still find a lot...

Cape Cod officials are enthusiastic that summer travel season will now unfold with most COVID-19 restrictions lifted by Memorial Day weekend, but they urged vacationers to be patient and pack their masks as business operators face “lots of questions” transitioning out of the crisis. For many employers and regional leaders on the Cape, Gov. Charlie Baker’s announcement that remaining...

The state has lifted many pandemic restrictions, including ending the indoor mask mandate for most places.

Connecticut ended most COVID-19 restrictions for businesses statewide on Wednesday.

Connecticut lifted most of the COVID-19 restrictions on businesses statewide on Wednesday.

California’s head of Health and Human Services says the state will not align with the new relaxed mask-wearing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. California plans to wait until June 15 to ease restrictions.

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is defending the decision to ease mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, stressing that increasing political pressure had nothing to do with the abrupt shift in guidelines.

In an effort to educate the public on the current climate of the coronavirus pandemic, Kate McKinnon reprised her role as Dr. Anthony Fauci to deliver some convoluted CDC directives. Over the past couple of months, the CDC has released a number of guidelines pertaining to vaccinations and mask-wearing that many Americans interpret as confusing and futile.  McKinnon’s Fauci,...

First lady Jill Biden says finally going mask-free feels like “we’re moving forward.”

Edge Fitness and Trader Joes are two companies that announced they were lifting mask madates immediately despite Gov. Lamont’s decision to leave them in place until May 19.

U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control, lays out the guidance for what people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely do indoors and outdoors.

It’s been nearly 365 days of wearing masks and face coverings, a concept foreign to many, which was made mandatory in Connecticut mid-April of 2020. “For the initial it came out that you need to wear in a public space and  close setting especially if you were going to the grocery store,” Dr. James Mazo, regional medical director for occupational…

What is the future of mask-wearing in Connecticut as more and more people become fully vaccinated for COVID-19?

Although nearly a fifth of U.S. states don’t require people to wear masks to protect against COVID-19, some businesses are requiring employees and customers to be masked on their premises

Connecticut residents who are fully vaccinated are being urged to follow new CDC guidance this Easter, which includes being able to gather indoors and without masks. This guidance applies to individuals who are gathering with other fully vaccinated individuals. People who are not fully vaccinated should still wear masks and social distance this Easter, according to the CDC. In a…