#maskmandate — Public Fediverse posts

B.C. restarts temporary mask requirements for healthcare settings https://cheknews.ca/b-c-restarts-temporary-mask-requirements-for-healthcare-settings-1232890/ “The B.C. government has reintroduced temporary #mask requirements for many #healthcare settings due to cold and flu season.

The #maskmandate is in effect for all #healthcareworkers, volunteers, contractors, patients and visitors in areas where people are “actively receiving care,”

@luckytran If we debated universal healthcare with the same intensity as we debated masks and mandates, it would already be a reality

#universalhealthcare #uhc #mask #MaskMandate

https://www.flomaskeu.com/collections/flo-mask-pro-ffp2

This is ALMOST perfect, if there was even a 6 cm by 2 cm clear area in the middle to allow any lip reading!

More info on my pillowfort post: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/5136921

#access #accessibility #EaseOfAccess #accessible #disability #DisabilityPrideMonth #hearing #deaf #hardOfHearing #sensory #sensoryImpairment #sound #listen #audio #mask #respirators #respirator #MaskMeansRespirator #MaskOn #MaskMandate

Several lawsuits followed, including one filed in 2020 by the #conservative Upper Midwest #Law Ctr alleging #TimWalz misinterpreted the #Minnesota Emergency Management Act & illegally bypassed state lawmakers….

The case, which focused on the #COVID #pandemic #MaskMandate, eventually made its way to the MN Supreme Court, which sent it back to the MN Court of Appeals. In July 2023, that court ruled that #Walz indeed had the authority.👏🏻

#PublicHealth #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024 #Harris2024

Here are several of #TimWalz's accomplishments — w/an unusual number of legislative successes scored in March 2023 alone — & setbacks during his tenure as governor.

Walz's use of #EmergencyPowers during the #pandemic — including the institution of a #MaskMandate, business #shutdowns & a #hotline number established to report people violating #SocialDistancing guidelines — outraged his critics.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024 #Harris2024

The meerkat mask mandate you didn’t know about. By Mandy Squires

"Both Melbourne and Werribee zoos have strict mask rules in place to protect the curious creatures from catching COVID from members of the public during “meerkat experience” sessions."

#COVID19 #meerkat #maskmandate @auscovid19

Source: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/why-antimaskers-wont-get-near-melbourne-zoos-meerkats-and-the-zoo-animal-covid-vax/news-story/6ce70cf1f2d7155476e14a1420a375c7

First time in the NYC subway during rush hour in a long time and about half the passengers in my car are masked. #MaskMandate #nyc

#MaskMandate resumes at all 11 #NYC public hospitals amid rise in #flu, #COVID and #RSV cases https://abc7ny.com/nyc-hospitals-mask-mandates-covid-flu/14265768/

WA #maskmandate announced:
SURGICAL masks to be worn in all "high risk" areas.

I'm an old nurse. Someone, please make it make sense.

#COVID19 #WearaN95mask

Queensland’s Hervey Bay Hospital introduces mask mandate amid rising COVID cases.

"All staff, patients and visitors of Hervey Bay Hospital are required to wear masks as of 6pm on Thursday."

#COVID19QLD #maskmandate @qldhealth @ShannonFentiman @auscovid19

Source: https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/queenslands-hervey-bay-hospital-introduces-mask-mandate-amid-rising-covid-cases-c-12264039

So, remember that lawsuit parents filed against Lake Central schools in 2021 claiming their mask mandate was "unconstitutional?" Well, it's over now and did not go well for the plaintiffs. Dismissed for lacking "both a factual and legal basis.” Plaintiffs must pay $16k in court fees. #NWIndiana #NWI #Covid #maskmandate
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-lake-central-mask-lawsuit-dismissed-st-0920-20230920-7yk4ldq72jhn7bax5hba53pqou-story.html

Global News BC: B.C. to reinstate mask mandate in all health-care settings https://globalnews.ca/news/9990387/bc-mask-mandate-health-care-settings-2023/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Maskinginhealthcaresettings #covidinfections #bcmasksmandate #bcmaskmandate #COVIDMasking #MedicalMasks #maskmandate #Health #COVID #Masks

Why do I still #WearTheMask in public transport, at the movies, in the theatre? Even though the #MaskMandate is over? There is a reason. http://www.dorktower.com/2022/04/18/who-is-that-masked-man-dork-tower-18-04-22/

I appreciate this rather extensive and honest review of the effectiveness of mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In short, "It's complicated". Those who appreciate a data-driven, comprehensive review would derive good information from this article.

#pandemic #covid19 #maskmandate

Do masks work? It’s a question of physics, biology, and behavior
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/do-masks-work-its-a-question-of-physics-biology-and-behavior/

#HongKong ending #MaskMandate https://hongkongfp.com/2023/02/28/breaking-hong-kong-axes-covid-19-mask-mandate-after-over-2-5-years/

➡️ Please consider boosting; remember on Mastodon there's no algorithm and 'liking' is only seen by the author

➡️ The best mask is an N95, but all masks work

➡️ Double masking or overmasking

➡️ FAQs are:

❓ Does it make a difference?

❓ Which mask should go on top, the cloth mask or the medical mask?

❓ What about two cloth masks?

❓ Or two medical masks?

➡️ Answers at updated page:

https://maskevidence.org/double-masking

#WeNotMe

#BetterMasks #MasksWork

#SystemsApproaches #CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsNotOver.#DoAllTheThings #ventilation #filtration #PaidSickDays #BringBackMasks #WearAMask #MasksSaveLives #MaskeAuf #MaskUp #MaskMandate #MaskMandateNow #CovidLong #LongCovid #N95s #n95 #FFP2 #ffp3 #n99