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Will CDC's Revised Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People Prolong the Pandemic? The CDC abruptly changed its masking guidance on May 13 to further distinguish behavior for those who are fully vaccinated from those who are not, prompting states, counties and businesses to end indoor mask mandates and social distancing. May 17, 2021, 6am PDT | Irvin Dawid Share
New CDC mask guidance adds to a confusing patchwork of rules across US Amanda Holpuch in New York © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Zalubowski/AP The patchwork system for mask guidance in the US will continue despite federal authorities’ decision last week to say people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 mostly do not need to wear masks indoors. Business giants including Walmart and Starbucks lifted mask mandates in response. Others including Gap plan to keep them in place. States including New Jersey and California also plan to keep mask rules in place. But hal...
Opinion: CDC guidance startles America CNN 1 hr ago Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN © Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Visitors walk without masks on the pier, Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Santa Monica, Calif. Counties in California are waiting for guidance from the state after the federal government on Thursday said that fully vaccinated people can quit face coverings and social distancing in most situations. California's Department of Public Health did not immediately respond to questions about whether it would adopt new guidance announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prev...
Please verify your request* Advertisement Republican governors in at least 16 states have announced they will withdraw from federal unemployment programs starting next month, threatening to reduce or eliminate benefits for more than 1.9 million people. Coming on the heels of last week’s disappointing April jobs report, the rapidly expanding effort to force more people back into the labor market will fall most heavily on the 1.4 million people in those states who are receiving benefits through temporary federal programs such as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, a group that include...
Former Fall River, Massachusetts Mayor Jasiel Correia was found guilty Friday of wire fraud, filing false tax returns and extorting money from marijuana companies in a high-profile corruption trial that put a spotlight on the city. In all, the jury found Correia guilty on 21 federal charges, but acquitted him on three others. Correia, 29, was accused of stealing from...