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Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that he is targeting June 20 as the end to the stateâs mask mandate. (Photo Courtesy of W.Va.
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CHARLESTON West Virginia will lift its mask mandate on June 20, the state’s birthday, as the target levels for vaccinations are reached, Gov. Jim Justice said Friday.
Sixty-five percent of the state’s population 12 years old and older should have received one or both doses of the vaccine by June 20, enabling the mask mandate to be lifted, Justice said during Friday’s coronavirus briefing.
The governor said he is basing that decision on advice he’s received from health and medical experts.
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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.
jmancini@newsandsentinel.com
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.
The target levels could be reached before the 158th anniversary of West Virginia’s statehood or it could come several days later, but June 20 is when the mask mandate will be removed, he said.
jmancini@newsandsentinel.com
During Friday’s pandemic briefing, Gov. Jim Justice said the state’s mask mandate will be lifted on June 20, West Virginia Day. (Photo Provided)
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.
It has been years in the making, but West Virginians who will benefit from (and are certified to use) medical cannabis should finally get to take their medicine