The agency’s director has said, repeatedly, that schools without mask mandates have triple the risk of COVID outbreaks. That claim is based on very shaky science.

As many states see declines in their daily Covid-19 case numbers and hospitalization rates, some have moved forward with plans to lift a significant mitigation measure: mask mandates in schools.

At least 10 school districts, including Phoenix Elementary and Phoenix Union High School District, are defying Arizona governor Doug Ducey’s ban on mask mandates by requiring their students to ...

Governors and local school boards reignite the mask mandate fight in wake of CDC’s newest guidance By Eric Levenson , CNN 6 minute read ...

For instance, in Texas, “earlier this summer, Governor Abbott issued an executive order banning mask mandates on public school campuses so HISD cannot require them but those who want to wear ...

In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster said on the heels of the CDC guidance release, "State law now prohibits school administrators from requiring students to wear a mask…Shutting our state ...

But the CDC’s study doesn’t say that. In fact, it doesn't study mask efficacy at all. Instead, it links mask mandates to “statistically significant decreases in county-level daily COVID-19 ...

The state has banned local school districts from implementing mask mandates in K-12 schools. As of July 28, Salt Lake City is requiring masks be worn inside all city facilities regardless of ...

All 50 states have ended their mask mandates in public spaces. Getty Images You can look up your own county's community COVID level with the CDC's COVID-19 County Check tool .

The CDC said the decision to lift mask mandates was driven by scientific evidence that the vaccines play a major role in curbing infections and transmission.

The CDC researchers looked at U.S. counties placed under state-issued mask mandates and at counties that allowed restaurant dining — both indoors and at tables outside.