The NC Governor vetoed the anti-mask bill, and now it will go back to the House of Rep who could over-ride that. We cannot have that. It does not protect maskers.

I put info why, including a sample email and the email addresses of the house that you can copy and paste and send out ASAP

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14dBWPtGRpYD_inhFATpfcRceXo57Qp_jE_kRnm6u9pc/edit

#MaskUp #covid #CovidIsNotOver #LongCOVID #HB237

“Carolina governor vetoes masks bill largely because of provision about campaign finance”

“The bill now heads back to the state legislature. Republicans hold narrow veto-proof majorities at the General Assembly, which overrode all 19 of Cooper’s vetoes last year.”

https://apnews.com/article/masks-ban-covid-protests-north-carolina-fd2b73018228051802c6776ff8205126

#AntiMask #Legislation #hb237 #NorthCarolina #CovidIsNotOver

“North Carolina Shelves Controversial Mask Ban Bill Amid Public Outcry”

“North Carolina's House Bill 237, which aimed to criminalize wearing masks in public, has been temporarily shelved due to widespread online protests and petitions.”

But only temporarily.

https://tr.im/politics/north-carolina-shelves-controversial-mask-ban-bill-amid-public-outcry

#hb237 #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #Covid #CovidIsAirborne

“Politicizing what is fundamentally a health issue for a cheap shot at the Israel-Gaza debate is unconscionable,” Wolfe (former Surgeon General) told NC Health News.

Over the past week, Wolfe has gotten numerous texts from colleagues across the country and around the world asking: “Oh my god, what’s going on in North Carolina?”

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/05/20/doctors-call-public-mask-ban-unconscionable-political-point-making/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=north-carolina-health-news&utm_content=May+20%2C+2024

Join email campaign to stop hb237, info here: https://the-maskers-comic.yolasite.com/stophb237

#hb237 #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #covid #masks

I think it is really important we speak out against this bill as it could be copy-catted in other states, and its just messed up, so I started an email campaign: TIME-SENSITIVE!: Join the email campaign to stop HB 237 from passing in NC House of Representatives! If passed, this bill will make it illegal to wear a mask in public even for medical reasons, more info at https://the-maskers-comic.yolasite.com/stophb237 We need to send these emails out ASAP!

#hb237 #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #covid #LongCOVID #COVIDisAirborne

Update on Mask Ban in NC: Since this bill passed in the Senate, we now have to stop it from passing in the House: TIME-SENSITIVE!: Join the email campaign to stop HB 237 from passing in NC House of Representatives! If passed, this bill will make it illegal to wear a mask in public even for medical reasons, info here: https://the-maskers-comic.yolasite.com/stophb237

#HB237 #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #covid

Do not allow this or anything remotely like it, #NorthCarolina.

For so many reasons.

Roey Hadar @roeyhadar
2024 May 15

NC #HB237, a BAN ON WEARING MASKS IN PUBLIC, passes Senate 30-15.

The bill removes an exemption allowing masking for medical reasons.

Republican supporters say it will not criminalize mask wearing for health reasons but Democrats and the state's legislative analyst say it does.