Cdc Mask Guidance Brings Confusion To Santa Clara County
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Masks still required in Santa Clara County, despite relaxed rules from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
By Madelyn Reese and Lorraine Gabbert
San Jose Spotlight
Differences between federal and local mask rules are creating confusion, frustration and in some cases hostile situations.
Santa Clara County residents breathed a sigh of relief this week with the move to the least-restrictive yellow tier in California s reopening plan, an indication that life might return to normal after more than a year of fear and anxiety.
The change in tiers came on the heels of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s announcement that fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to mask or social distance in any setting except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, including local business and workplace guidance.
California officials laid out new rules or lack of them for what reopening on June 15 means. Life will look a lot different than what we’ve been experiencing for well over a year
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The Public Health Department has completed 86 mobile clinics to vaccinate the harder-to-reach populations, Do-Reynoso said. The mobile clinics expanded to farmers markets, swap meets, open-air markets and grocery store parking lots, she added.
Public health orders will transition to recommendations as the Public Health Department will take on more of an advisory role, he added.
Employers still will be subject to California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) guidelines for mask and vaccine requirements for employees, Ansorg said. Cal/OSHA is discussing the new guidelines, which are expected to be finalized in late May or early June, he added.
California workplace standards could change for vaccinated employees By Chase DiFeliciantonio
The board that oversees workplace safety standards in California was scheduled to vote Thursday on updating coronavirus restrictions in the workplace. On the table were guidelines about ending social distancing requirements for fully vaccinated employees, but leaving them in place for unvaccinated people who would have to keep their distance and wear masks.
A vote was delayed on adopting new statewide rules after a letter sent to California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health standards board, or Cal/OSHA, asked the body to hold off on the changes in light of recent federal guidance about vaccinated people going maskless indoors.
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