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San Francisco’s Acting Health Officer Dr. Susan Philip on Monday called a recent decision by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to do away with masks outdoors “fantastic news” as the city also prepares to loosen more restrictions with a move into the COVID-19 yellow tier this week.

San Francisco’s Acting Health Officer Dr. Susan Philip on Monday called a recent decision by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to do away with masks outdoors “fantastic news” as the city also prepares to loosen more restrictions with a move into the COVID-19 yellow tier this week. Cierra Johnson reports.

NBC Bay Area’s Janelle Wang spoke with NBC News’ Medical Correspondent Dr. John Torres about the new mask-wearing guidelines and the changes that come with them.

A growing number of medical experts say the risk of COVID-19 transmission outdoors when you are vaccinated is so low masks are no longer needed. Jean Elle reports.

NBC Bay Area’s Janelle Wang talks to UCSF Infectious Disease Specialists Dr. Peter Chin-Hong about what to expect from President Joe Biden’s upcoming announcement regarding the mask-wearing mandate. Dr. Chin Hong also talks about the first case of blood clots following the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the Bay Area.

As more people get vaccinated, many people are saying its time to lift the outdoor mask mandate. Others say why even risk it.

As more Americans get vaccinated, questions are growing about whether masks are still needed or necessary while outdoors. There is no shortage of opinions on the matter. Christie Smith reports.

Israel has a world-leading vaccination campaign. However, human rights groups are criticizing Israeli authorities for not assisting Palestinian populations in obtaining vaccines.

With more and more people getting vaccinated, a Bay Area doctor says we may be able to take off our masks as early as the summer.

With more and more people getting vaccinated, an expert says we will be able to take off our masks as early as the summer. Ian Cull reports.

“We’re giving up hard-fought, hard-won gains,” President Joe Biden said on Monday.

President Joe Biden on Monday urged states that had lifted the mask mandate to reinstate it as COVID-19 cases rise in parts of the country. “I’m reiterating my call for every governor, mayor and local leader to maintain and reinstate the mask mandate,” Biden said. “Please, this is not politics.”

A vibrant collection of 20,000 masks designed by eight Bay Area artists will be distributed to the community as part of a public education campaign, city officials said.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says it is “not surprising” to see an increase of COVID-19 cases per day in areas where mask mandates and other public health precautions are being prematurely pulled back, despite the distribution of millions of vaccines.

Dr. Anthony Fauci explains the threat of the B117 COVID-19 variant and how the U.S. can combat it: by increasing vaccinations and maintaining public health precautions such as mask mandates and social distancing.

In Texas, it’s time for spring break on South Padre Island and, for some, it’s time to go mask free. The state’s governor repealed a statewide mask mandate and is allowing businesses to operate at full capacity.

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.

Workers such as restaurant servers and retail clerks are balancing the anticipation of better earnings with concerns about keeping themselves safe as states lift mask mandates and ease restrictions on businesses

A new national study adds strong evidence that mask mandates can slow the spread of the coronavirus, and that allowing dining at restaurants can increase cases and deaths