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The new policies reflect the organization's view that the US has entered a potentially less dangerous phase of the pandemic as hospitalization rates and case percentages are consistently lower.
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Jurisdictions with mask mandates averaged 15.8 cases per day for every 100,000 residents, compared to 21.7 in unmasked communities.
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Columbia Public Schools is asking a judge to dismiss Attorney General Eric Schmitt's lawsuit challenging mask mandates in classrooms. The ACLU of Missouri is also trying to intervene in the case on behalf of three children with disabilities.