{"id":1137770,"date":"2021-12-21T13:20:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T18:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1137770"},"modified":"2021-12-21T13:20:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T18:20:12","slug":"massachusetts-implements-mask-advisory-urging-all-residents-to-wear-a-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-implements-mask-advisory-urging-all-residents-to-wear-a-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Implements Mask Advisory Urging All Residents to &#039;Wear a Mask&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassachusetts-implements-mask-advisory-urging-all-residents-to-wear-a-mask%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1137770&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1232026590-e1640105211181-639x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) this week announced the state updated its face covering advisory, urging residents to \u201cwear a mask in public indoor spaces\u201d moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe updated the face covering advisory today to urge all residents to wear a mask in public indoor spaces,\u201d Baker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/12\/21\/nation\/baker-issue-advisory-urging-residents-wear-masks-indoors-national-guard-activated-help-hospitals\/\">stated<\/a> during State House briefing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll continue to release the best public health [guidance] we have, so people can make informed decisions about how to protect themselves,\u201d he added, predicting the state and country as a whole will see a \u201clarge number of new cases\u201d of the Chinese coronavirus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cVaccinated people may test positive, but their chances of dying or getting seriously ill are so small, they pale in comparison to so many riskier behaviors out there. \u2026 And if you\u2019re boosted, your risk of getting sick is even lower,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>The new advisory applies to both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents, effective Tuesday, December 21.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response to the spread of the Delta variant and the emerging Omicron variant, the Department of Public Health now advises that all residents, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask or face covering when indoors (and not in your own home),\u201d the advisory reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p>The DPH particularly urges this recommendation if you have a weakened immune system, or if you are at increased risk for severe disease because of your age or an underlying medical condition, or if someone in your household has a weakened immune system, is at increased risk for severe disease, or is unvaccinated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Masks also continue to be required on public and private transportation, transportation hubs, healthcare facilities, congregate care facilities, and correctional facilities in the Bay State.<\/p>\n<p>The only exemptions are for those under the age of five, as well those with certain disabilities.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">The move comes as other states, such as California and New&nbsp;York,&nbsp;also begin to reintroduce&nbsp;masks&nbsp;requirements in the wake of the&nbsp;omicron&nbsp;variant.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts Gov. 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