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Health officials are recommending people wear masks indoors high COVID-19 transmission levels

Federal health officials recommend people continue to wear masks on airplanes and other public transportation despite a judge’s recent order declaring the mask mandate unlawful. Bob Redell reports.

President Joe Biden’s administration has been working for months to prepare people to rethink their personal risk calculations as the nation gets used to the idea of living with an endemic COVID-19.

Uber says that riders and drivers are no longer required to wear masks while using the service.

A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. created a patchwork of rules Monday that vary by city and mode of transit.

The announcement from the TSA came hours after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the CDC overstepped its authority when it issued a mask mandate for public transportation.

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation.

While schools have moved away from a mask mandate for students, depending on the district, the debate continues over their effects on speech and language in children. NBC Bay Area spoke with speech pathologist Marsha Pinto to find out more.

A Bay Area school district is not waiting two weeks to allow students to take their masks off.

One school district in the East Bay is not waiting two more weeks to allow students to take their masks off.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday is expected to give an update on state guidance for how to handle masks in schools. Sharon Katsuda reports.

Another sign the pandemic is on its downward trend came Friday with the CDC announcing new masking guidelines. Damian Trujillo reports.

The CDC says areas with COVID-19 levels posing a low or medium threat to hospitals can allow residents to take a break from wearing masks.

Target will no longer require its staff and shoppers to wear masks inside its store as a matter of corporate policy.

Many locals say they aren’t ready to stop wearing masks indoors even though California last week lifted its mandate.

Many in the Bay Area say they are not ready to ditch masks after California lifted its indoor mask mandate. Marianne Favro reports.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “cautiously optimistic” about the downward trend in omicron-fueled COVID cases. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said they were considering new benchmarks for masking, based on levels of severe illness and hospital capacity.

Effective Monday, a Peninsula school district will dial back its mask requirements for when students are outdoors. Bob Redell reports.

A Peninsula school district is getting ready to dial back its mask requirements for when students are outdoors.

There’s a shifting narrative on COVID-19 restrictions across the country among Democratic officials and candidates