Los Angeles County could be on the verge of easing its indoor mask-wearing requirement, with Supervisor Janice Hahn announcing today that vaccinated people will soon be able to shed face coverings in indoor locations that verify COVID-19 vaccination status.
As expected, Los Angeles County will drop its indoor mask-wearing requirement for fully vaccinated people Friday after Supervisor Janice Hahn announced the pending change Tuesday.
Los Angeles County is one of the country’s final mask mandate holdouts, despite many states—including California—gradually lifting coronavirus restrictions as infections fall.
Individuals who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to shed their masks in certain indoor settings in Los Angeles County starting later this week, health officials said Wednesday.
Vaccinated Los Angeles County residents may soon be able to go maskless in indoor settings that check for proof that they've received their doses, officials said.
Los Angeles County will begin allowing people to remove their masks while indoors if they are vaccinated as the omicron winter surge continues to ease.
The county, home to 10 million people, became one of the latest in the United States to ease restrictions, allowing people to go maskless in indoor public spaces as long as they can show proof of vaccination.
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