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D.C. says businesses can serve fully vaccinated customers who aren’t wearing a mask, but the business can ask for proof of vaccination.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on the new policy allowing students in Fauquier County schools to play outside without masks.

D.C. relaxed its mask mandate Thursday after federal health officials issued revised guidance of their own a day earlier.  The D.C. Department of Health published new guidance that scales back mask requirements, particularly for people who are fully vaccinated. An order from Mayor Muriel Bowser is expected soon.  Here are some of the changes:  No mask is required for...

The District also relaxed some of its mask mandates Thursday in line with the CDC’s revised guidelines. News4’s Mark Segraves explains where and when you still need a mask.

People who are fully vaccinated can skip wearing masks in some settings in Virginia.  Gov. Ralph Northam announced changes Thursday to the state’s mask requirements, citing progress in the fight against COVID-19. “Our increasing vaccination rate and decreasing number of new COVID-19 cases has made it possible to ease mitigation measures in a thoughtful and measured manner,” Northam said in...

News4’s Derrick Ward spoke with local residents about the impact of the new guidelines.

U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control, lays out the guidance for what people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely do indoors and outdoors.

As more Americans are getting vaccinated, the CDC is considering changing its guidance on wearing masks while outdoors. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Although nearly a fifth of U.S. states don’t require people to wear masks to protect against COVID-19, some businesses are requiring employees and customers to be masked on their premises

Storm Team4 Amelia Draper explains how surgical and cloth masks are shown to be effective against pollen as we enter the spring season.

Disposable masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment have safeguarded untold lives during the pandemic

The director of the CDC, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, issued a warning to Americans on Monday. “We have seen footage of people enjoying spring break festivities maskless,” she said. “Equally concerning are the resurgences we are now seeing in some European countries, countries that have had strikingly similar surges during the pandemic as the United States.”

Texas’ governor repealed a statewide mask mandate, allowing businesses to operate at full capacity just in time for spring break. Partygoers are taking off their masks along with their inhibitions, but some local health officials are concerned about the mask-less crowds and what impact they could have on efforts to fight the pandemic.

The Institute of Youth of Mexico City began to deploy Mexico’s famous masked wrestlers to Latin America’s largest wholesale market to enforce mask-wearing and social distancing to battle COVID-19.

The state has officially dropped it’s statewide mask mandate and rolled back most COVID-19 restrictions, despite warnings from health experts.

During his visit to Houston on Friday, President Joe Biden urged Americans to keep wearing masks even as promising vaccine developments come out. “Cases and hospitalizations could go back up as new variants emerge. And it’s not the time to relax. We have to keep washing our hands, staying socially distanced, and for God’s sake, wear your mask,” Biden...

A mix-up at the California Department of Motor Vehicles left a California woman with a driver’s license photo that’s a sign of the times.

A restaurant in Florida went viral after sharing a photo of their sign that reads “FACE DIAPERS NOT REQUIRED! EVERYONE WELCOME.” Beckyjack’s Food Shack in Hernando County, Florida, posted the picture on Facebook for Valentine’s Day with the caption “Happy Valentine’s Day,” and a heart emoji. “A friendly reminder that we DO NOT require Face Masks.” In an interview with TODAY Food,...

Federal agents have seized more than 10 million fake N95 masks in recent weeks