"Hospitals Reinstate Mask Mandates Amid Rising COVID and Flu Cases"
TL;DR
Chicago-area health care systems are reinstating face mask requirements due to a surge in respiratory viruses, including influenza, COVID-19, and RSV. Rush, along with other health systems, now mandates masks in interactive settings. The policy change is a response to a significant increase in flu cases and elevated respiratory virus transmission. Health officials emphasize the importance of masking in high-risk areas and encourage vaccinations for COVID-19, flu, and RSV to reduce hospitalizations and severe infections.
- Illinois mask mandate update today: Masks are back in some Chicago area health care settings WLS-TV
- Mask Mandates Return at Some US Hospitals as COVID, Flu Jump U.S. News & World Report
- Main Line Health issues renewed mask wearing mandate as COVID cases spike NBC 10 Philadelphia
- Masks required: Main Line Health to require masks in patient care areas FOX 29 Philadelphia
- More hospitals are requiring masks as flu and COVID-19 cases surge The Associated Press
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