Gov. Phil Murphy used one of his favorite phrases to explain why he s keeping New Jersey s mask mandate for indoor public places despite new guidance from the CDC: We’re not there yet.
The CDC on Thursday announced that people who are vaccinated will no longer have to wear a mask indoors or outdoors.
After visiting a vaccination clinic in the parking lot of ShopRite in East Orange with Whoopi Goldberg on Friday, Murphy keyed in on what the CDC didn t clarify in their guidance: How do you determine who is vaccinated? If you’re in a business or a public setting, we’re not there yet. Think about the hardware store employee, the essential worker, retail in a ShopRite. Putting the burden on them to try and distinguish who’s vaccinated and who’s not vaccinated, Murphy said.