Washington state recommends wearing masks indoors, requires masks for K-12 schools
By Q13 News Staff and Associated Press
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New Washington state mask push and mandate in schools from Gov. Jay Inslee
Gov. Jay Inslee announces recommendation to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status while mandating masks indoors at schools K-12 this fall.
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington state will follow federal guidance and recommend that those who are are vaccinated wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas where there is substantial or high rates of COVID-19, Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday.
People who are unvaccinated are still required to wear masks in indoor public spaces, the same as before, but Inslee said he doesn’t want to make the the new guidance mandatory because he didn’t want to take away a benefit from those who are vaccinated, and he still had hopes that vaccination rates will increase in the coming weeks.
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