Vaccinated shoppers can go maskless at Navy Exchange stores, with a few caveats
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Buy PhotoNavy Exchange employees wear masks while working inside a shop at Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo, Friday, May 28, 2021. (Elena Sugiyama/Stars and Stripes)
The Navy Exchange is dropping a coronavirus mask mandate for its fully vaccinated customers and employees, although installation commanders have the final say at local stores.
“This new policy will go into effect when the Commanding Officer of that installation deems appropriate, and at no instance prior,” the Navy Exchange Service Command announced in a statement Thursday. “For those locations where masks are still required, NEXCOM will follow all set guidance within those facilities.”