California Won't Extend , Mask Mandate for Vaccinated Citizens.
NBC News reports California Governor
Gavin Newsom says he does not
intend to extend indoor mask mandates
as they expire on Feb. 15.
As the mandate comes to a close,
vaccinated individuals in the state will be permitted to break free from their facemask.
Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, citizens of California
are nearly 70% vaccinated.
After the state's mask mandate
was reimposed following the
onset of the Omicron variant, .
officials are hopeful that the worst
of the coronavirus has passed.
According to NBC News,
COVID-19 related hospitalizations among Californians have fallen 65% from last month.
State data shows unvaccinated individuals were by far the most likely to require hospitalization in recent months.
For the week ending Jan. 11, hospitalizations of vaccinated and boosted citizens was
nine per one million in California.
In the same period, unvaccinated
individuals experienced hospitalization
at a rate of 114 per one million.
State officials say masking will continue
to be in effect in schools until further notice