Credit Springfield-Greene County Health Department
Springfield City Council has voted to lift all pandemic restrictions after May 27, including face masks, occupancy limits and physical distancing, even though local immunization rates against the disease have not yet met the original target of 50 percent.
Council members voted Monday night to remove all COVID restrictions following the recommendation of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, moving from the “yellow” to the “green phase” of the city’s COVID-19 Road to Recovery plan. Face masks and social distancing will no longer be required after May 27.
Earlier in the pandemic, officials said the city would only lift those restrictions once 50% of residents had been fully vaccinated. But as of Tuesday, the number of vaccinated residents stands at 35.6%, according to the health department. Springfield is also higher than its benchmark of 20 COVID hospitalizations recommended to remove all res
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