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The actor will take the stand Tuesday in his ongoing legal battle.

As COVID cases continue to fall, mask mandates are being lifted. Some people want to know where they should still wear masks and where it’s OK to take them off.

The time has officially come for some districts to finally remove the mask from the classroom setting as more and more counties adhere to new CDC recommendations.

Northville Public Schools held a special board meeting Monday (Feb. 21) night about its mask mandate, voting to make masks optional for students and staff.

Health officials in Wayne County announced that it expects to end its emergency order requiring masks in schools by Feb. 28.

President Joe Biden is expected to announce information about his plan to send high-quality masks to Americans for free.

Our Dr. Frank McGeorge, MD, has been answering questions about COVID-19, the vaccines and masks since this pandemic started.

Michigan health officials are recommending anyone above the age of 2 to wear a face mask while gathering indoors during the holiday season as the state battles the worst coronavirus spread in the nation.

Grosse Pointe Public Schools is debating whether to lift its mask mandate.

The controversy has made things even more difficult for health officials trying to stop the spread.

The controversy has made things even more difficult for health officials trying to stop the spread.

The photographer suggested the 6-year-old boy could take his mask off for two seconds while she quickly snapped a picture. He replied: “No, I always listen to my mommy.”

A new poll from the Detroit Regional Chamber shows that Michigan residents are deeply divided when it comes to the idea of COVID vaccine mandates.

A debate over if masks should be required in schools or not is dividing school districts, communities and even families.

Tuesday marks the return to school for thousands of children in Macomb County. Unlike neighboring Oakland and Wayne counties, there is no countywide mask mandate. Most districts have decided to make masks optional.

A newspaper reporter says he was punched in the face while covering an anti-mask event near Traverse City.

Parents organizing in the Romeo School District in Macomb County said they are putting pressure on decision makers to mandate masks in schools.

A group of parents in Macomb County are demanding that school and health officials enact a schools mask mandate to help stop the spread of COVID-19 when students and teachers return to in-person classes this fall.

A group of parents in Macomb County are demanding that school and health officials enact a schools mask mandate to help stop the spread of COVID-19 when students and teachers return to in-person classes this fall.

Michigan is allowing individual districts and county health departments to make mask policy -- a move education groups call a cop out.

“Because many students have yet to be vaccinated and students under age 12 are not yet eligible, layered prevention measures, including universal masking, must be put in place for consistent in-person learning to keep kids, staff and families safe,” reads a MDHHS release.

Michigan health officials are strongly recommending schools to require universal masking when students return for in-person learning.

The Genesee County Health Department issued a public health order requiring masks be worn by students and teachers in kindergarten through 6th grade.

There is a sign out front of the Michigan First Credit Union in Eastpointe is asking people not to wear a mask.

Beaumont Health provided an update to reinforce what other healthcare institutions and public health officials have said about using masks to protect against COVID as students prepare to head back into the classroom.

The decision by the Grosse Pointe Public Schools to start the school year with masks optional has parents divided.

In some states, Monday (Aug. 9) is the first day of school. Students and parents are facing policies that vary between school districts.

“We’re teaching them something that honestly just breaks my heart, that we don’t have responsibility to care for and about one another,” Eisenberg said.

“We’re teaching them something that honestly just breaks my heart, that we don’t have responsibility to care for and about one another,” Eisenberg said.

Some Metro Detroit school districts claim to be consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state guidelines, but don’t appear to be.

Officials aren’t issuing mask mandates despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance that fully vaccinated people should still wear masks indoors.

Circumstances affecting Michigan’s ability to adequately respond to a COVID-19 outbreak have placed the state at a “high” vulnerability, according to a national COVID vulnerability index.

Jordison drummed for the group during the peak of its popularity in the early 2000s.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that everyone over the age of 2 wear masks in school even if they are vaccinated.

I have a real concern about him overheating. Does it still make sense to mask outdoors?

They talk about their hope, their happiness, their worries, their confusion as mask restrictions loosen.

The mask mandate has been lifted for fully vaccinated people in Michigan, but businesses can still choose to enforce a mask policy.

Nurses are pushing back on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying it is just way too soon to relax mask wearing guidance.

There is no way to tell who is vaccinated and who is not, which puts Michigan residents on an honor system. A University of Michigan researcher spoke with Local 4 about how to make the right choice and trust people around you are doing the same.

As of Saturday, Michigan lifted mask requirements for most indoor and outdoor settings for fully vaccinated residents. The move matches newly issued guidance from the CDC.

The mask mandate in Michigan is now lifted, which those who are fully vaccinated don’t have to wear a mask outside or inside.

Michigan will be following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance and lift the mask mandate for those who are fully vaccinated starting Saturday, May 15.

Children under 12 aren’t eligible to get vaccinated and likely won’t be able to receive the shot for several months. That means families are facing a lot of difficult decisions about what’s safe and what isn’t.

The news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and now Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office spread quickly across Metro Detroit on Friday.

“I want to be clear. Masks are still an important tool to keep yourself, your family and the most vulnerable among us safe, especially indoors,” Whitmer said. “It’s how we keep people safe.”

The state is easing some of the requirements -- especially for those who are outside and vaccinated.

“There is this flood of emotion around how could they do this to my child,” Colorado mom says.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced Tuesday that masks will generally not be required at outdoor gatherings that has less than 100 people.

The most effective way to stop the spread of coronavirus is wearing a mask, but you may have noticed it can be more difficult to communicate with each other when our mouths behind one.

Attorneys for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration are defending coronavirus tests for young athletes.

U.S. health officials say Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 don’t need to wear masks outdoors unless they are in a big crowd of strangers.

WDIV/Local 4′s morning anchor and Detroit Public Schools honorary alumni Evrod Cassimy has partnered with the Detroit Public Schools Foundation (DPSFDN) on the launch of his new single “Good Enough.”

EAST LANSING, MI – A fan was removed from a MHSAA boys basketball state championship game Saturday afternoon for refusing to wear his mask. The fan, who was wearing shirt in support of Iron Mountain, tossed a box of popcorn as he was removed by Breslin Center event staff and Michigan State University police. He was caught up in the action of the game and forgot to put his mask up between eating. According to Kimmerly, a total of six people were removed over the four days of basketball state semifinal and final games at the Breslin Center on the campus of Michigan State University. “The Breslin Center staff was on top of every detail these last two championship days,” Kimmerly said.

That’s on top of the nearly $200 million for virus genome sequencing, which is critical for tracking new variants of the virus. Dr. Anthony Fauci said there are two studies that are pointing in a favorable direcion. If found higher amounts of the virus in the nose was linked to a greater ability to spread the virus. “In other words, higher viral load, good transmissibility; low viral load, very poor transmissibility.”So people who are fully vaccinated have less virus in their nose. Ad“When your turn to get vaccinated comes up, get vaccinated,” Fauci said.

KATIE HOLMESThis reusable Baublebar mask is made from two layers of cotton fabric that feel soft and breathable, and it comes with ear loops that can be adjusted. photo getty images

The CDC tested two different mask modifications -- putting a three-layered cloth mask over a surgical mask and “knotting and tucking,” where someone knots the ear loops of a surgical mask and tuck in the excess material to reduce the gaps on the side of the face. AdCDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky discussed the new research designed to evaluate different strategies to improve masks’ ability to block particles. Putting a cloth mask over the surgical mask and knotting and tucking the mask both boosted protection. “Based on this new information, the CDC is updating the mask information for the public on the CDC website to provide new options on how to improve mask fit,” Walensky said. The new options include wearing a mask with a moldable nose wire or wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask.

Tony Evers' mask mandate, a move that would jeopardize more than $49 million in federal food assistance. Tony Evers issued a new statewide mask order on Thursday, an hour after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate saying he didn't have authority to make such a decree. Republicans, who control both chambers, argued that Evers exceeded his authority by repeatedly extending the mask mandate without legislative approval. All of Wisconsin’s neighboring states have some form of mask mandate, according to the National Academy for State Health Policy. Federal law requires there to be an emergency health order in place to receive the money.

How to tell if a mask is counterfeit and what type of mask is best President Joe Biden's federal mask mandate goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. Monday, requiring everyone to wear a mask when riding trains, planes and other forms of public transportation. Ahead of that mandate, CBS MoneyWatch Reporter Megan Cerullo spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about which masks provide the most protection and how to track down the best masks to keep you healthy when you're out in public.

“I would show up because I would be planning to wear my mask, I would be planning to be conscientious about spacing myself out from others. And those are big factors that I have control over,” he said. “There’s only so much magic to the virus. A lot of it is just understood principles. If you’re too far away, it can’t come get you.”

“So, when I asked you to wear a mask. When I asked you to take care of your community, it’s not because I think it’s fun to ask. It’s because I’ve heard directly from those who have lost someone that they love - those families whose normal is never coming back - vaccine, or not. It’s because I don’t want any more people to experience that horrible scolding pain of life lost too soon, a pain made all the more unbearable when the world turns its back on ways to help,” Pritzker said, saying all that grief is “what makes me cry.”

NASHVILLE -- Kid Rock must have been feeling cocky when he entered the crowd for Thursday night’s presidential debate as despite warnings ahead of time, he did not wear a mask inside. In his typical rebellious fashion, Kid Rock didn’t exactly comply with suggestions on how to wear the mask as photos showed him only covering his mouth with the disposable mask. Thursday night’s debate was the second between Trump and Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden. Kid Rock has openly supported Trump since his 2016 campaign and has been a fixture at Trump campaign events in the state in recent years. READ MORE:Presidential debate fact check: examining claims from last Trump-Biden debatePoll: Who won the second presidential debate (10/22/20)?

“Wearing a mask and getting a flu shot is going to be our best weapon,” he said. “It’s important not to get fatigued. This is not a time for large parties, to congregate in nightclubs and bars, not a time to have a concert.”

“Please be safe,” she said. Please wear the mask. Listen to those of us who have COVID and are still having symptoms. Is not wearing a mask really worth it? We all don’t know what this virus truly is.”