Updated 5/19/2021 5:33 AM As fully vaccinated Illinoisans cast aside masks, thanks to revised government rules, many employers and business owners are feeling their way through the new responsibility that landed in their laps amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state was revising its strict mandate to exempt fully vaccinated residents from wearing masks in public, with some exceptions like schools, to align with updated U.S. Centers for Disease Control policies issued May 13.
It's recommended that unvaccinated people wear masks, but the dilemma is determining who's vaccinated and who's not when the masked and unmasked are mingling, and how to keep people safe from a still deadly virus.