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Face mask fashion is getting a high-tech upgrade. New products unveiled this year at the 2021 virtual Consumer Electronics Show run the gamut from masks with built-in speakers and headphones to touch-free devices, reflecting on our new, pandemic-stricken circumstances.

Later this week, the state is expected to release guidelines for the next round of COVID vaccines. The CDC said postal workers, grocery store employees, and bus drivers should be on that list, along with teachers. In Connecticut, there’s also a push to prioritize prisoners. “The people in prisons are human, too,” said Marquita Nelson of Meriden. Right now,...

Advocates, including the ACLU, are pushing the state to include prison inmates among the first groups to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Standing in a room full of toys forces tough decisions for a five-year-old. Barnard Magnet Elementary School first-grader, Sasha Cato, carefully made her picks of a pack of dolls and a tea set. She and her mom came to the school’s toy giveaway Wednesday where Chaz Carmon happily took on the role of Santa’s elf. “It makes me excited...

Arguments over mask requirements have turned ugly in recent days as the deadly coronavirus surge engulfs small and medium-size cities that once seemed safely removed from the pandemic.

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday outlined his plan to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in his first 100 days. He said he would require masks where he could under the law, secure 100 million vaccine shots and open a majority of schools.

The news of several potential coronavirus vaccines offers hope for the end of the pandemic, but experts caution that we may still be wearing masks and employing other guidelines, like social distancing, for at least another year.

Many Republican legislators in states where coronavirus cases have surged are rejecting mask-wearing requirements, even in their own capitols

Government mandates that require people to wear masks in public can slow the spread of COVID-19, a new report published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds, and communities that don’t enact such orders may face dramatic increases in new cases. The report explored the striking differences among counties in Kansas during the summer: Some adopted mask mandates,...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said Thursday that even though a vaccine was imminent, Americans needed to double down on public health measures. “We’re not talking about shutting down the country,” he said. “We’re not talking about shutting down. We’re talking about intensifying the simple public health measures that we all talk about, mask...

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Wearing a mask not only protects others from the spread of COVID-19, but it protects the wearer as well, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in its strongest messaging yet on face coverings.

A group of parents in Florida is suing the Sarasota County school board for requiring students to wear face masks, which are recommended by federal health officials to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The suit was filed last week in a Sarasota County court by parents Amy Cook, Gustavo Collazo, Nicholas Eastman, and Catherine Gonzales after the school board approved...

A gas station in Stamford is now asking customers to briefly take off their masks before entering their store, but it’s not for any political reasons — it’s for the store’s safety

The CDC is strongly recommending that passengers on planes, trains and buses wear masks, but it’s still stopping short of requiring face coverings to prevent spreading COVID-19

A week into the latest COVID-19 restrictions in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it’s still too early to tell whether the spread of the virus has slowed down enough to bring kids back to school and reopen businesses in hotspots. It’ll ultimately be his call whether to lift restrictions next week. They were put in place in geographically...

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie released a statement following his recovery from COVID-19 Thursday. “I was wrong to not wear a mask at the Amy Coney Barrett announcement and I was wrong not to wear a mask at my multiple debate prep sessions with the President and the rest of the team,” Christie said.

New York state is cracking down harder on enforcement in red zone cluster areas as hospitalizations soar to months-long highs, while the governor of New Jersey urged people not to let their guard down even in their homes Thursday. There are increasing signs of community spread — and small gatherings are a key reason. The developments come as roughly three…

A 20-year-old Staten Island man has been arrested on assault charges for allegedly throwing hot coffee onto an MTA bus driver’s face when he was asked to put on a face covering in accordance with COVID rules, officials said. Alexander Lopez allegedly refused to put on a mask when the driver asked him to put on a mask when...

CT Transit will resume collecting fares and front door boarding on Oct. 5 after safety barriers between the driver and fare boxes were installed on all buses. The Department of Transportation said 80 to 85% of CT Transit buses have newly installed partitions separating the driver from passengers. The other 15 to 20% of buses have temporary partitions that act…