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California first issued its mask requirements nearly a year ago on June 18. | AP Photo/Hector Amezcua, Pool
California won t lift its mask mandate until June 15
California will not lift its mask mandate to align with new federal recommendations until after June 15, the target date for the state to fully reopen businesses, state health officials said Monday. This four-week week period will give Californians time to prepare for this change while we continue the relentless focus to provide vaccines, Health and Human Service Secretary Mark Ghaly said.
This announcement makes California, along with New Jersey, one of the final holdouts to revise its mask policy after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people can go without masks in most situations. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said vaccinated New Yorkers will no longer be required to wear masks or face coverings in mos