MASK MANDATE LIFTED: Philadelphia officials dropped the city’s mask requirement in most indoors settings Wednesday as they moved into the ‘All Clear’ COVID-19 response level. Masks will still be required, for now, in school, hospital, and transit settings.
The city's vaccine mandate for indoor spaces was dropped in February, but a new system using response tiers was introduced. , COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, test positivity rates and the rate of increase in cases, to determine the move from one response tier to the next.
Caution: Proof of vaccination or negative test within 24 hours for places that serve food or drink; masks required in indoor public places Mask Precautions: No vaccine requirement for places that serve food or drink; masks required in indoor public placesThe guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has guided city officials with setting the timing for mandates, but the agency recently changed course, saying most Americans can safely The mask mandate will continue for certain settings including, schools, healthcare facilities and public transportation,Officials say if data continues to move in the right...
Although we are All Clear, the Board of Health is urging everyone to remember the pandemic is not over. If a new COVID-19 variant emerges and cases begin to rise, the city may move back to other tears that require more mandates and restrictions.
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