DoD Making Masks Mandatory Again, Even for the Vaccinated, in Some Places
Airmen await takeoff in a C-17 Globemaster III during exercise Nexus Dawn at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., April 24, 2021 (U.S. Air Force/2nd Lt. Daniel Phelps)
28 Jul 2021
The Defense Department on Wednesday resumed requiring all people – including those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 – to wear masks indoors at military facilities in places where the disease is spreading quickly.
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in a memo that, effective immediately, all service members, federal employees, on-site contractors and visitors must wear masks when indoors in areas of “substantial or high community transmission” of COVID-19, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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