Posted on 05/14/2021 2:53:53 PM PDT by BeauBo
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Friday that he would lift the state’s mask mandate as of Saturday, joining his counterpart in Virginia in suspending one of the most personal restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic...
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam had made a similar announcement less than an hour earlier, based on the same new federal guidance about the need for masks among a heavily vaccinated population.
Hogan’s move to lift the requirement for fully vaccinated people coincided with his plan to end capacity restrictions at all businesses, including outdoor and indoor sports and entertainment venues, on Saturday...
Northam said Friday that anyone who is fully vaccinated will not be required to wear masks indoors or out, except on public transit, in health-care facilities or in congregate settings, as outlined by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Northam also plans to lift all of the state’s limits on business capacity and social distancing May 28 — sooner than the June 15 date he had previously announced...
The state will lift the potential misdemeanor criminal penalty for refusing to wear a mask, though Yarmosky (a Northam Spokesperson) said no one has been prosecuted for that charge since it was imposed last year...
Mask-wearing will continue on what amounts to an honor system; Yarmosky said the state has no plans to institute a “vaccine passport” or require any kind of proof of vaccination.
Employees of certain businesses, however, will be required to continue wearing masks indoors if they are not fully vaccinated. Those include workers in restaurants, retail, fitness, personal care and grooming and entertainment.
Businesses also will be allowed to require mask-wearing by customers and employees if they see fit.
Masks will continue to be required in all K-12 school settings, Yarmosky said.
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They have surrendered boys, and it’s a rout!
About time. Those masks were a scourge on our society.
UNMASK, UNMASK! — old Stephen King reference.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
From now on I identify as vaccinated
So if you had covid and got over it on your own, are you going to have to prove it to the mask Nazis?
Montgomery County, MD has refused to implement Governor Hogan’s order and will require masks through May 31st if not longer. This Democraptic stronghold continues to fight to enforce the servitude of its tax paying serfs.
Covid disappeared...
Masks will continue to be required in all K-12 school settings, Yarmosky said.
“are you going to have to prove it to the mask Nazis?”
So far, it looks like the new norm is the honor system.
Northam’s spokesperson (in Virginia) said they will not have any “vaccine passport”.
Individual businesses could still require masks or proof if they want, but I doubt that would be very popular.
“And just like that: Covid disappeared...”
That is kind of the feeling I got too.
After all the Sturm und Drang, its so suddenly like, “Oh, Never mind”.
We have lived with criminal government for over a year and that criminal government will show their fangs again very soon.
Seems like a violation of the HIPAA law.
In Roanoke right now for a shooting match. Very few masks. Only issue was at 611 Steakhouse last night when they said (after I had loaded my plate at the salad bar) masks and gloves are required at the salad bar. Btw...Powder Keg filet is pretty damn good...recommended!
“Seems like a violation of the HIPAA law.” (forcing people to expose their health records on vaccination)
Good point. I had not thought of that, but it is a Federal Law, that States and Localities can not waive on their own.
It would be a HIPPA violation for them to ask.
I drive for Doordash in Maryland. Most restaurants managers I have spoken to said they’re keeping the masks.
They should because that is the dumbest, most illogical rule of them all.
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