5 years after the pandemic started, COVID-19 is still around. Masks? Not so much.
Mask requirements have largely ceased, and deciding whether to wear one is up to the individual. And some people do make that choice, particularly during cold and flu season, though polling suggests ...
Atrium and Novant make changes to visitor restrictions after flu and COVID cases decrease
Although flu season is over, Novant and Atrium are asking people to help stop the spread of respiratory illness by staying ...
Democrat and Chronicle14d
Masks curb illness. Should New Yorkers have ditched them so quickly?
Even amid this historically nasty flu season, masked faces remain ... American individualism was a main reason some people here refused to wear masks, according to Brookings Institute surveys ...
Hochul Softens Stance on Ban Against Wearing Face Masks in Public
A day after pushing for a partial ban on face coverings, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she favored a less stringent proposal that ...
Fred Hutch20d
With respiratory infections rampant, experts urge masking and vaccination
During one of the most active flu seasons in recent memory, infectious disease experts at Fred Hutch Cancer Center say many of the public health lessons learned during the COVID-19 epidemic still ...
ABC Action News29d
Flu remains elevated, doctors say it's not too late late get flu vaccine
Health officials believe there are many reasons so many people have gotten so sick this time around. “We were all wearing our masks for COVID and the flu disappeared. And when I mean disappeared ...
AZ Central28d
It's been a severe flu season in Arizona. How much longer will it linger?
People who have flu often feel some or all of these signs ... "So that's the only one little caveat." Should I wear a mask if I've had the flu? For how long? Wearing a mask during the tail end ...