Masks were never mandated in Japan, yet usage of the face coverings has been near-universal throughout the pandemic. Experts say rapid behavioural change is unlikely, even though official guidance has now been relaxed.
including our next guest. was speaking up and fighting back against these measures. joining us now from you guessed it virginia, fairfax virginia, parentings mom of four, kristin jackson, mom of three and member of the unity project is here, and dad of three eric morrow is here, eric. let me start with you. you want a choice. a district suing for that choice? no, our district is not suing for the choice. but our district did announce prior to the year that they would have choice. that s why we are shocked that they won t sue now. what s the reaction from your kids from wearing a mask? what have you noticed as a parent? okay. so you know how they say when we were kids they had a know day and they had the ticker on the bottom of the screen? that s what new york felt like on monday night. the kids were going nuts as every school was saying mask free. videos. so much going on. the kids were so excited. they went to school on tuesday. mask free. everyone was taking pictures and post
announcer: building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. as of tomorrow, we will movel from a mask requirement to a mask recommendation. santa clara county joining the rest of the bay area and going mask free, but with a warning . as much as we wish it were not true, we are still in the middle of a global pandemic. and we still do have community transmission. in san francisco, the debate rages on about masks in schools. we to take off the mask. dan: a join. -19 case rates in california continued to decline. the test positivity rate is down to 2.8%. the state says people who are not acts needed no longer have
moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. starting tomorrow, public indoor masking for on vaccinated and vaccinated his knowledge required. strongly recommended. a big change to california s mask mandate, for happens in two weeks. march 12, schools and childcare centers can move from required masking to strongly recommended. but not all students will be a ladder able to go mask free. they were joining us i m larry. kristen: case rates. larry: test positively is deputy 3%. down 53%.