{"id":604462,"date":"2021-07-28T08:20:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T12:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=604462"},"modified":"2021-07-28T08:20:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T12:20:35","slug":"house-imposes-mask-mandate-again-with-new-cdc-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-imposes-mask-mandate-again-with-new-cdc-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"House Imposes Mask Mandate Again With New CDC Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fhouse-imposes-mask-mandate-again-with-new-cdc-guidance%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=604462&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\/07\/Untitled-1-1-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The Capitol\u2019s attending physician announced late Tuesday night that masks are once again compulsory on the House side of the Capitol building, regardless of vaccination status.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new mask <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/27\/cdc-changes-guidance-vaccinated-americans-normal-life\/\"><span>guidance<\/span><\/a><span> Tuesday to recommend vaccinated people wear a mask in certain areas. Dr. Brian P. Monahan, the Capitol\u2019s attending physician, issued a memo to representatives and staff members that face coverings will be required for both the entrance and the entire duration of stay while inside the Capitol building on the House side, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/565185-house-to-resume-mask-mandate-after-new-cdc-guidance\"><span>The Hill<\/span><\/a><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.2709359605911\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MASK MANDATE: Capitol\u2019s attending physician reinstates mask mandate inside Capitol complex on the House side due to COVID-19 surge <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dCxFyZFAfd\">pic.twitter.com\/dCxFyZFAfd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottwongDC\/status\/1420211592352911363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.2\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Capitol\u2019s attending physician reimposes an indoor mask mandate for House office buildings, committee rooms and the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the alert sent out just now to staff \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/51CrRCvCsl\">pic.twitter.com\/51CrRCvCsl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewSolender\/status\/1420206380691206145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The new rule is similar to the previous mask mandate, dictating that failure to comply can result in denied entry and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottwongDC\/status\/1420213682307481600\"><span>fines<\/span><\/a>.<span> The few exceptions to the mask mandate include when an individual is alone, or in ceremonial situations such as when a representative is addressing the chair of a committee, or \u201cas a part of recognition by a Presiding Officer,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottwongDC\/status\/1420211592352911363\"><span>Monahan<\/span><\/a><span> noted in his memo. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/24\/brian-mast-appeals-fine-mask-house-floor-pelosi\/\"><b>(RELATED: Republican Rep. Appeals $500 Pelosi Fine For Not Wearing A Mask On House Floor)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Monahan cites the concerns over rising cases in several parts of the U.S. due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewSolender\/status\/1420206380691206145\">Delta<\/a> variant of coronavirus, and for high-risk individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Over 85% of lawmakers had already been fully vaccinated as of early June, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/andrewsolender\/2021\/07\/27\/capitol-physician-reimposes-house-mask-mandate-after-cdc-releases-new-guidance\/?sh=379c28837313\"><span>Forbes<\/span><\/a><span>. Several studies have examined the efficacy of common coronavirus vaccines. A U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/22\/pfizer-vaccine-delta-variant-study-coronavirus-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">study<\/a> found that two doses of the Pfizer vaccine provide 88% of efficacy against the Delta variant, while another <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/23\/coronavirus-vaccine-studies-effectiveness-delta-variant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">study<\/a>, pending peer review, found that even a single dose of Pfizer and Moderna was 66% and 83% effective against the new strain, respectively. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/25\/natural-immunity-coronavirus-vaccine-experts-weigh-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Is A Coronavirus Vaccine More Effective Than \u2018Natural Immunity\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Former CDC Director Robert Redfield claimed on national television in late February that coronavirus posed a low threat and that Americans need to resume \u201ctheir normal lives,\u201d according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/in-depth\/news\/investigations\/2020\/09\/16\/how-cdc-failed-local-health-officials-desperate-covid-help\/3435762001\/\"><span>USA Today<\/span><\/a><span>. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/18\/anthony-fauci-masking-brit-hume-reaction-backlash-pandemic-cdc-guidance-health-theater\/\"><b>(RELATED: \u2018So, It Was Theater\u2019: Political And Conservative Commentators React To Fauci Admitting Vaccinated Didn\u2019t Need To Wear Masks)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Senate has not yet announced any changes regarding face-covering requirements, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/565185-house-to-resume-mask-mandate-after-new-cdc-guidance\"><span>The Hill<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Capitol\u2019s attending physician announced late Tuesday night that masks are once again compulsory on the House side of the Capitol building, regardless of vaccination status.The Centers for Disease Control &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-604462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}