{"id":2021407,"date":"2023-09-04T12:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlanta-college-confirms-end-of-covid-mask-mandate-amid-backlash\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T12:55:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T16:55:13","slug":"atlanta-college-confirms-end-of-covid-mask-mandate-amid-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlanta-college-confirms-end-of-covid-mask-mandate-amid-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta College Ends COVID Mask Mandate Despite Backlash"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fatlanta-college-confirms-end-of-covid-mask-mandate-amid-backlash%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=2021407&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 class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0904\/700d1de2-211e-48c1-84c3-b2b48fd49bb0\/audio.mp3?length=4097709&#038;duration=341\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Atlanta College Ends Mask Mandate After Backlash<\/h2>\n<p>The Atlanta college that reinstated its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-institutes-mask-mandate-bans-student-gatherings-despite-no-confirmed-covid-cases\/\" title=\"College institutes mask mandate and bans student gatherings despite absence of confirmed COVID cases.\">mask\u200d mandate<\/a> in August\u200c has now\u200c confirmed\u200c that it has ended the rule\u2063 after two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Morris Brown College, \u2062a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">historically black college<\/a>, made the decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlanta-college-confirms-end-of-covid-mask-mandate-amid-backlash\/\" title=\"Atlanta College Ends COVID Mask Mandate Despite Backlash\">reimpose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">mask mandates<\/a> due<\/a> to\u2062 a rise in COVID-19 cases \u2064on its \u200blarger campus. The rule was\u2064 initially set to\u200b end on Sunday, Sept. 3.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement\u200d to \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/atlanta-college-covid-backlash-mask-mandate-end-1824229\">Newsweek<\/a>, \u2063college \u2064president Kevin James confirmed the end of the mandate. \u200cHowever, the school will \u2062still\u2064 maintain several safety protocols.<\/p>\n<p>According to an official \u2064letter, parties and large events will \u200bremain banned from the \u200ccampus. Employees and\u2063 students will undergo temperature \u200bchecks \u200band \u2063maintain physical distancing. Those \u2063who test positive for COVID-19 will be required to isolate for five days.<\/p>\n<p>The college&#8217;s decision to reinstate the mask mandate sparked controversy, with critics including former\u2064 President Donald Trump expressing their\u200c opposition. \u2062Meanwhile, some doctors and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-chief-racial-disparity-in-monkeypox-vaccine-distribution\/\" title=\"CDC Chief: Racial disparity in monkeypox vaccine distribution\">health officials suggested<\/a> that\u2064 Americans should resume mask usage due to an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations.<\/p>\n<p>Despite differing opinions, \u200ca spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated \u2062that COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low\u2062 in \u200c97 percent of the country \u200band\u2062 there\u200b are currently no discussions about returning\u2063 to mask wearing.<\/p>\n<h2>Former Trump Official Opposes Mask Mandates<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Deborah Birx, a former Trump\u2064 official who \u200dled the COVID-19 pandemic \u2063response in 2020, recently stated \u200cin an interview that mask mandates do not need to be reinstated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We \u200bdon&#8217;t need to mandate,&#8221; Dr. Birx told Newsmax, emphasizing the importance of empowering individuals with information to make their own decisions based\u2064 on their unique circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>She added, &#8220;And by \u2062the\u2064 way, outside&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta college, Morris Brown, reinstated its mask mandate in August due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. 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