States, business sort out what new CDC mask guidance means
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Several states immediately and enthusiastically embraced new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention t hat say fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or out in most situations.
But other states and cities and some major businesses took a wait-and-see attitude Friday amid questions of whether the new stand is safe or workable, given that there is no easy way to know who has been vaccinated and who hasn’t. The guidelines essentially leave it up to people to do the right thing.
Maskless? States, businesses sort out what new CDC guidance means
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Patrons dine in Pittsburgh s Schenley Plaza.
Several states immediately and enthusiastically embraced new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention t hat say fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or out in most situations.
But other states and cities and some major businesses took a wait-and-see attitude Friday amid questions of whether the new stand is safe or workable, given that there is no easy way to know who has been vaccinated and who hasn t. The guidelines essentially leave it up to people to do the right thing.
Labor groups and others warned that employees at stores, restaurants and other businesses could be left exposed to the coronavirus from customers and could be forced into the unwanted role of “vaccination police.”
Some states, businesses dropping mask policies for people fully vaccinated for COVID-19 Share Updated: 6:04 PM EDT May 14, 2021 By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press
Some states, businesses dropping mask policies for people fully vaccinated for COVID-19 Share Updated: 6:04 PM EDT May 14, 2021
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Show Transcript NORTH END WITH HOW SOME OWNERS ARE PLANNING TO MOVE FORWARD. MATT? MATT: GOVERNOR BAKER TWEETED A SHORT TIME AGO THAT THE CDC GUIDANCE IS GREAT NEWS. MASSACHUSETTS WILL UPDATE THEIR PROCESS NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, BUSINESSES ARE IN A TOUGH SPOT, UNSURE OF WHAT THEY CAN SAY AND DO WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS, REGARDING MASK WEARING. WITH ITS LOCATION STEPS AWAY FROM THE FREEDOM TRAIL, CHARLESTOWN SERVES NOT ONLY THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOCALS BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. NOW THE CDC IS NOW THAT THE CDC IS CHANGING GUIDANCE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE VACCINATED CAN STOP WEARING MASKS FOR ME,
Walmart won t require masks for vaccinated US shoppers
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In this image for the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, shoppers walk out of a Walmart store in Waldorf, Md., May 7, 2021. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has not cited the nation s largest retailer despite employee complaints, illnesses and deaths at Walmart facilities across the country. The company says there is no proof that employees contracted COVID-19 at work. (Brittany N. Gaddy/University of Maryland via AP)Brittany N. Gaddy/AP
NEW YORK Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, said Friday that it won’t require vaccinated shoppers or workers to wear a mask in its U.S. stores, unless state or local laws say otherwise.
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