mask mandates

The NSW government has said closing down schools amid worsening Covid-19 outbreaks throughout winter will be an absolute “last resort”, but at the same time schools are struggling with a “chronic teacher shortage which the previous…

Throughout a fair amount of the Covid-19 pandemic, high profile individuals, such as Queen Letizia ... of Spain (pictured here), have worn face masks in public areas. (Photo by Paolo Blocco/WireImage)WireImage For years and years, lots of…

A major scientific journal has officially acknowledged “serious concerns” about the findings of a study into Victoria’s mask mandates, more than 18 months after the paper was torn to shreds as “crap” by experts.The journal Plos One on…

The Cochrane review did not include studies that have shown that face masks can reduce transmission ... of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Pictured here Olivia Palermo wears a face mask while walking in…

A prominent group of nurses in California slammed a state plan to rollback masking and COVID-19 vaccine requirements in health care settings starting in April, arguing that the decision puts health care workers at risk.  The…

On January 25, 2023, federal judge William Shubb blocked the state of California from enforcing the controversial law AB 2098. This law declared that physicians who “disseminate misinformation or disinformation related to COVID-19,…

There is no doubt the humble face mask divided Australians.A firm staple during the Covid-19 pandemic, they were mandated by governments in certain settings.Some felt they were lifesavers, others viewed them as oppressive or a waste of…

Jennifer Coolidge spent three minutes on live television last night explaining her anxiety over mispronouncing someone’s name. Who among us wouldn’t do the same. Today in health, the House passed its first abortion-related bill under…

The ABC’s health expert Dr Norman Swan has suggested Shane Warne and Senator Kimberley Kitching’s deaths could have been Covid-related.Both Warne and Ms Kitching died aged 52 after suffering heart attacks and neither of their deaths have…

To mask, or not to mask? It’s a question many Canadians have asked since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and one that health officials once again faced multiple times during a news conference on Thursday.But the questions…