-- WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO BUILD A FIRE TO STAY WARM. FISH AND GAME OFFICERS SAY THIS IS A GOOD REMINDER TO ALERT SOMEONE OR LEAVE A NOTE BEFORE YOU HEAD O. ERIN: NEW ON DAYBREAK, THE COAST GUARD HAS LIFTED A MASK REQUIREMENT FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE’S FULLY VACCINATED COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN. LAST MONTH, WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE CONCERNS FROM FISHING CREWS WHO SAID THE MASKS WERE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO LIP READ AND COMMUNICATE DURING HHIG WINDS AT SEA. SENATOR MAGGIE HASSAN WORKED WITH ALASK SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI ON THE CHAE.NG IN A STATEMENT SENATOR HASSAN SAID"I, AM GLAD THAT THE CDC AND COAST GUARD HEEDED OUR BI PARTISAN CALL TO REMOVE THE UNNECESSARY MASK REQUI
Mask requirement lifted for vaccinated commercial fishermen, Hassan says
Fishermen had told senators wearing a mask while they work is unsafe
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Updated: 1:23 PM EDT Jun 14, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Coast Guard have updated guidance for commercial fishermen saying those who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear a mask while outside on a commercial fishing vessel, U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan said. The move comes after Hassan and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, advocated for the change. They had heard from fishermen in their states who said wearing a mask while they work is unsafe, Hassan said Sunday. "This updated guidance is welcome news for fishermen in New Hampshire and across the country, and I urge the CDC and Coast Guard to continue to update guidance based on the science," she said in a written statement.
CONCORD, N.H. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Coast Guard have updated guidance for commercial fishermen saying those who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear a mask while outside on a commercial fishing vessel, U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan said.
The move comes after Hassan and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, advocated for the change.
They had heard from fishermen in their states who said wearing a mask while they work is unsafe, Hassan said Sunday.
"This updated guidance is welcome news for fishermen in New Hampshire and across the country, and I urge the CDC and Coast Guard to continue to update guidance based on the science," she said in a written statement.
