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Which states have imposed mask mandates or rules on face coverings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Currently, the key variable for state mask requirements is whether vaccinated individuals are included in the requirements. States realize that convincing more residents to wear masks is one way to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 without resorting to shuttering the economy. With that in mind, political leaders have made the tough decision to require residents to wear masks or facial coverings. Currently, the key variable for state mask requirements is whether vaccinated individuals are included in the requirements. The map below,...

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf is calling on the Republican-led legislature to return to the Capitol immediately to pass legislation mandating the use of masks in K-12 classrooms and child-care centers throughout Pennsylvania. In a letter to legislative leaders in both chambers, the Democratic governor struck a note of urgency, noting that many public schools have already returned to the classroom — many without mask requirements — and that parents overwhelmingly support a statewide mask mandate in classrooms. Just 59 school districts out of the 474 that submitted health and safety plans to the Department of Education had implemented mandatory...