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Understanding Conflicting Mask Recommendations Amid Delta Variant

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with epidemiologist William Hanage about why the CDC and the World Health Organization have given conflicting guidance on masks for those who've received a COVID vaccine.

Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., has asked Trump administration officials to account for how and why they selected particular companies to provide personal protective equipment.

Congress Is Investigating Contracts Tied To Mask And PPE Shortages

Seven multi-million-dollar contracts are at the center of a House subcommittee probe. Investigators say the companies lacked experience and some had political connections to the Trump administration.

A Walmart store in Derry, N.H., seen in November 2020. The company says fully vaccinated customers need not wear masks, and vaccinated workers won't need to wear them starting Tuesday. The company won't require proof of status.

Walmart Drops Mask Mandate Following New CDC Guidelines

Customers don't have to wear masks, effective immediately. Starting Tuesday, fully vaccinated employees don't either. Everyone's on an honor system and won't have to provide proof.

WAMC's Alan Chartock In Conversation With Suffolk County, NY DA Tim Sini

(6/13/19 @ 1 p.m.) WAMC’s Alan Chartock's In Conversation with Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini about the longest running murder case to be…

Mia Mask - Divas on Screen

By Katie Brittonhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-866232.mp3Albany, NY – Associate Film Professor Mia Mask discusses her…

A sign with directions for various departments of a hospital stands at a crossroads

BMC Nurses, Management Clash Over Mask Policy

Nurses at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts are demanding that all frontline staff at the hospital be outfitted with N95 facemasks.The…

Paul Mescal plays Lucius and Denzel Washington plays Macrinus in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures.

Berkshire International Film Festival presents "Gladiator II" screening and post-show conversation with Academy Award-winning producer Douglas Wick

The Berkshire International Film Festival will be holding a special screening of the new film “Gladiator II” at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Friday December 6 at 7:00 pm. After screening the film, it will be followed by a conversation with the Academy Award-winning producer of both Gladiator films, Douglas Wick.

WIT Literary Festival presents Sayed Kashua in conversation with Cathy Park Hong on 9/28

Sayed Kashua, an Arab Israeli novelist and newspaper columnist based in Boston, is best-known internationally as the creator of hit TV series, most recently "Madrasa," about a bilingual school in Jerusalem where Palestinians and Israelis try to find a common ground. He will be at the WIT Festival on 9/28.

Jeffrey Riley, Commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, at a news conference with Gov. Charlie Baker (R-MA) and Lt Gov. Karyn Polito (R-MA) on Feb. 9, 2022 to announce the lifting of a statewide school mask mandate effective Feb. 28, 2022.

Massachusetts drops most indoor masking guidance

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health advises that fully vaccinated people wear a mask in indoor public spaces only if they are immunocompromised or if someone in their household is unvaccinated or immunocompromised.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wears a mask as she departs a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Democrats And Republicans Square Off Over House Mask Mandate

In a scene that reflects broader tensions in America, Republicans this week began a fight to scrap mask requirements on the House floor.

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