EXPLAINER: Why are some businesses requiring masks still and others arenât?
Women wear masks as they walk down the streets of downtown Columbia. (Source: WIS)
By Adam Mintzer | May 19, 2021 at 12:11 AM EDT - Updated May 19 at 3:09 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Whether to wear a mask or not is now in large part up to the individual.
The latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as state policy, say masks are not mandatory for people who are fully vaccinated in South Carolina.
People who receive the COVID-19 vaccine are considered âfully vaccinatedâ two weeks after they receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine or two weeks after they receive the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.