Starting Wednesday, masks are no longer needed for fully vaccinated people in New York state
People still have to wear them on public transport, in schools and in nursing homes
It comes after a weekend of confusion sparked by leaders like Cuomo who refused to lift their mask mandates
The CDC announced on Thursday that fully vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks indoors
Now, Cuomo says he will and it s down to businesses if they want to make people wear them
He is going to issue guidance later this week on how to enforce it but it ll likely be with NY s vaccine passport
In Alaska, 53% of residents aged 16 or older have had at least a first dose of COVID-19 vaccines, as have 56% of New Hampshire residents in the same age range - ahead of the U.S. average.
Ricky Schroder apologized to the Costco employee he berated over the weekend for trying to enforce the store s face mask policy in a bizarre seven minute long rant on Instagram Sunday.
Four days after the CDC said immunized people could go maskless, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made their first indoor public appearance without face coverings.
Kate McKinnon portrayed top infectious disease doctor Anthony Fauci on SNL as the show s cold open parodied general confusion over the CDC s new mask guidance policies.