Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt: Mask mandates continued government overreach
Lawsuit filed Monday in St. Louis County
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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2020 file photo, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt speaks during a news conference in St. Louis. Missouri s Republican governor and attorney general have told the U.S. Department of Justice that they stand by the state s new law that would ban police from enforcing federal gun rules. Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Eric Schmitt wrote in a letter Thursday, June 17, 2021, that they plan to enforce the law, which would penalize local police departments if their officers enforce federal gun laws. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JIM SALTER
Associated Press
The attorney general in Missouri has sued in an effort to halt a mask mandate that took effect Monday in the St. Louis area amid a rise in COVID-19 cases that are burdening a growing number of hospitals around the state.
The mandate, one of the first to be reinstated in the country, requires everyone age 5 or older to wear masks in indoor public places and on public transportation in St. Louis city and St. Louis County even if they are vaccinated. Wearing masks outdoors is strongly encouraged, especially in group settings.
By PHILIP MARCELO Created: July 26, 2021 02:13 PM
California and New York City announced Monday that they would require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly COVID-19 testing, and the Department of Veterans Affairs became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to receive the shot.
Meanwhile, in a possible sign that increasingly dire health warnings are getting through to more Americans, vaccination rates began to creep up again, offering hope that the nation could yet break free of the coronavirus if people who have been reluctant to receive the shot are finally inoculated.
The announcements are the opening of the floodgates as more government entities and companies impose vaccine mandates after nationwide vaccination efforts hit a wall, said Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University s School of Public Health.
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A sign advises shoppers to wear masks outside of a store Monday, July 19, 2021, in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles.
California and New York City announced Monday that they would require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly COVID-19 testing, and the Department of Veterans Affairs became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to receive the shot.
Meanwhile, in a possible sign, that increasingly dire health warnings are getting through to more Americans, vaccination rates began to creep up again, offering hope that the nation could yet break free of the coronavirus if people who have been reluctant to receive the shot are finally inoculated.
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