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The guidance is in stark contrast to statements by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo against vaccination and mask wearing — particularly when it comes to COVID-19.

Two lawsuits revolved around claims that the plaintiffs were retaliated against by school boards because they refused to wear masks during public meetings.

Clinicians, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines on face masks from the CDC might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida won’t be joining states, cities or school districts across the U.S. in closing campuses or forcing masks. And Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo warns against a new COVID vaccine.

New COVID variants are fueling hospitalizations and prompting some schools and hospitals to reinstate mask mandates. Others are considering or ruling out the possibility, leaving it up to individuals.

A Tampa-based federal judge in April 2022 halted a mandate that people wear masks on planes, trains and buses. The appellate panel cited the end to the public health emergency.

The measure would prohibit businesses and government agencies from requiring people to take COVID tests or wear masks to enter their facilities.

People's likeliness to wear a mask can depend on how attractive they deem themselves and how important it is to them to make a first impression given certain circumstances.

The @CDCgov latest community level map indicates that over 9% of counties in the country were considered to have a high risk of infection. None were in Florida.

State Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office described the mask requirement as “overreach” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.