N.J. isn’t ditching indoor masks. Here’s all the reasons Murphy, health officials cited.
Updated May 19, 2021;
Posted May 18, 2021
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Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday did lift the state’s outdoor mask mandate and said he may ease indoor masking in the coming weeks. But he insisted that it’s still too soon for vaccinated New Jerseyans to get rid of masks even though the state’s number’s are improving as vaccinations continue.
Here are some of the reasons Murphy and state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli gave for keeping the mask rules:
Gov. Murphy doubles-down on N.J. indoor mask mandate as N.Y., Pa. switch to adopt CDC guidance
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Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday he will formally sign an executive order eliminating New Jersey’s 10-month-old outdoor public mask mandate but he doubled-down on keeping the state’s indoor public mask mandate in place to help protect against the coronavirus despite neighboring states adopting new federal guidelines.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an hour earlier on Monday that his state will follow federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidance that says fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear face coverings or socially distance in most circumstances both indoors and outdoors. Last week, another of New Jersey’s next-door neighbors, Pennsylvania, announced it was adopting the CDC’s guidance.
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