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Statewide mask mandates are disappearing, but should you continue to wear one anyway?
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Statewide mask mandates are disappearing, but should you continue to wear one anyway?
- By Jen Christensen, CNN
- Feb 10, 2022
- Feb 10, 2022 Updated May 30, 2026
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People pass through Union Station on December 15, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. California residents, regardless of Covid-19 vaccination status, are required to wear face masks in all indoor public settings in response to rising coronavirus case numbers and the omicron threat.
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A sign asking patrons to wear a face mask is seen at the entrance of a restaurant in midtown on August 03, 2021 in New York. - Mayor Bill de Blasio has just announced "first in the nation" vaccine requirements. People will be required to show proof of vaccination for indoor dining, gyms, and entertainment venues beginning September 13. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
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A cook prepares a dish in the kitchen of French chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud's restaurant 'Daniel', in Manhattan, New York city on November 19, 2021.
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At this point in the coronavirus pandemic, local mask mandates are disappearing as quickly as toilet paper did from grocery stores shelves two years ago. At the national level, the guidance to wear masks is staying put, at least for now.
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