Staff writer
THE TIME HAS COME — During Friday’s pandemic briefing, Gov. Jim Justice said the state’s mask mandate will be lifted on June 20, West Virginia Day. (Contributed photo)
CHARLESTON — West Virginia will lift its mask mandate on June 20, the state’s birthday, as the target levels for vaccinations are reached, the governor said on Friday.
Sixty-five percent of the state’s population 12 years old and older should have received one or both shots by June 20, enabling the mask mandate to be lifted, Gov. Jim Justice said during Friday’s coronavirus briefing. The governor said he is basing the decision on advice from health and medical experts.