Columbia and Boone County’s health order that has required masks in public places for most of the past year expired at 11:59 a.m. Wednesday.
Masks are still required in city and county buildings, at MU and in Columbia Public Schools buildings. Businesses, however, can make their own decisions about requirements.
As COVID-19 case numbers have decreased and vaccination numbers have increased, Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services decided to move away from the ordinance, instead favoring recommendations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommends people continue to wear masks while inside public spaces.
Many businesses took to social media leading up to the order’s expiration to lay out their plans. Some will continue requiring masks to enter, while others are leaving it up to the customers.
Horsetalk.co.nz Hot under the collar: Risks of horse halters highlighted in British study
The authors noted that there is no recognised safety standard for headcollars. Image by congerdesign
Horse injuries related to the wearing of headcollars were reported by nearly a third of horse owners surveyed as part of a British study.
David Marlin and his colleagues, writing in the journal
Equine Veterinary Education, noted that headcollars, also known as halters, are among the most commonly used pieces of equestrian equipment.
“Despite this, there appears to be minimal information on their use, or more importantly, risk factors for injury of horses/handlers,” they said.
James Hogge
WASHINGTON – 80 Members of Congress called for funding to help Veterans with Gulf War Illness. Led by Representatives Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-MP), the bipartisan effort in support of a treatment research program targeted at “improved health and lives of Veterans who have Gulf War Illness” comes in the midst of a series of Congressional hearings on military toxic exposures.
In a joint letter, the cosigners urged the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee to provide funding needed “to continue this vital and effective program and to support its progress into more advanced, larger-scale clinical trials,” calling it, “a model of how to conduct treatment-oriented research to address complex toxic exposure health outcomes.” The Congressional efforts were supported by 25 organizations, including Veterans and military service organization and toxic exposure advocacy organizations, who this week cosigned their own similar letter to th
Chloe Townsend, Francesca Townsend and Elaine Smith take part A GROUP of fitness fans have completed an extreme exercise challenge in memory of legendary fundraiser Captain Tom Moore. Twin sisters Chloe and Francesca Townsend and Elaine Smith teamed up for the feat in aid of the Pink Ribbon Foundation. Elaine, from Messing, has been attending classes run by the twins, who grew up in Tiptree, over the past ten years. After hearing about the national event to raise money in memory of the NHS fundraising stalwart, they decided to devise their own challenge. Chloe Townsend, Francesca Townsend, Elaine Smith, Jackie Brown, Jo Marshall and Jane Williams
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