President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.
Southern states’ bans on mask mandates in schools may violate the rights of disabled students.
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Fighting against federal authority is a political tradition in the South – and resisting federal guidance to wear masks in schools is just the latest example, an education policy expert writes.
Masks are an important tool for slowing the spread of COVID-19 in schools.
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New variants of the COVID-19 virus may be more contagious and cause more severe disease than the original. A pediatrician and infectious disease specialist explains why.
In east Asian countries, past disease outbreaks have made face masks part of everyday life – but the social context supporting such behaviour isn’t present in the UK.
Signs like this may become more common as localities consider CDC guidelines.
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Effective education depends on good communication and relationships, but face masks hinder visual and verbal cues and can be unsettling. So how can teachers and students overcome these issues?
A moral philosopher and bioethicist offers parents some tips for weighing family masking decisions.
Vaccinated people are well protected from getting sick, but could they inadvertently transmit the coronavirus?
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