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Philadelphia to lift outdoor mask mandate for fully vaccinated people on Friday
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Philadelphia to lift outdoor mask mandate on Friday for fully vaccinated people
Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said fully vaccinated people will no longer be required to wear a mask outside in Philadelphia on Friday.
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Department of Health said it will lift its outdoor mask mandate for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on Friday and could pull back its indoor mask mandate in June.
In her first briefing since taking over for ousted Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley, Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said those who are fully vaccinated are protected from catching and spreading the virus. She urged people who have not been vaccinated or people who are within the vaccine process to continue to wear a mask.
The Philadelphia Health Commissioner cremated the remains of the victims of the MOVE bomb without notifying the African family
The Philadelphia Health Commissioner, Dr. Thomas Farley, submitted his resignation on Thursday as an ongoing investigation into the disposal of the remains in the MOVE bomb explosion in 1985.
Unexpected news is the 36th anniversary of the deadly bomb attack in West Philadelphia. dIn the notorious siege of the Black Liberation Organization compound, the police C4 explosives were dropped on the property from a helicopter, destroying dozens of rows of houses and destroying the community of John Africa, the founder of the organization. Eleven people died, including five children.