Some big retailers to allow vaccinated shoppers to go maskless in their stores
North Texans are going to see a mix of mask policies at many of the major retailers.
North Texans are going to see a mix of mask policies at many of the major retailers.
Walmart, Sam s Club, Costco, and Trader Joe s announced people who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks inside their stores.
But Trader Joe s is still requiring all employees to wear masks.
Then there are stores like stores, like Target, Home Depot, Lowe s, Kroger, and Tom Thumb, that are either still reviewing their policy or not changing it.
By Robbie Whelan and Sarah Nassauer American companies began to rethink their requirements for face masks after federal health regulators relaxed their guidelines this week, and on Friday. | May 15, 2021
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Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, Costco and Trader Joe s said Friday that they won’t require vaccinated shoppers to wear a mask in U.S. stores, unless state or local laws say otherwise. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
ACROSS AMERICA A growing number of U.S. retailers are no longer requiring fully vaccinated customers to wear masks in stores following new guidance released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The new guidelines are lauded as a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life in the United States, giving fully vaccinated people the green light to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings, provided state and local laws allow it.