Articles about masks

Vaccinated Amazon employees can remove their masks at work as tech giant adjusts COVID policies

Amazon employees vaccinated against COVID-19 can ditch their masks starting Friday, the company said in an internal memo on Thursday.… Read More

Do we still need to wear masks? Making sense of mandates amid reopenings and rising variants

Some people don their mask for a walk, while others rip theirs off the minute they order a drink at… Read More

Starbucks to require customers wear face masks inside its cafes

Customers who enter a company-owned Starbucks location in the U.S. will be required to wear a face covering starting next… Read More

Pandemic projections suggest requiring masks could save 33,000 lives in U.S.

The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has added mask-on and mask-off options to its computer-based projections… Read More

As communities reopen, new Seattle nonprofit ‘Restart Partners’ is on a mission to boost mask usage

As cities and states are loosening stay-at-home orders and people are increasingly interacting in person, many officials have a message… Read More

Seattle launches marketplace to connect businesses with local face mask producers

The City of Seattle launched an online marketplace Tuesday to connect organizations that need face coverings with local producers manufacturing… Read More

Face it, these mask-making efforts during the COVID-19 crisis reveal who we really are

It’s impossible to mask our appreciation for the stories of people and companies across Seattle and the Pacific Northwest going… Read More

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As hospitals run low on protective gear, tech workers are on a quest to help fill the shortage

The coronavirus outbreak in Washington state has not yet reached the “peak” that some public health officials anticipate, but already… Read More