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N.J. to drop indoor mask rules, follow CDC guidance before Memorial Day weekend, Murphy to announce
NJ.com ^ | Today 2:00 PM 5/21/21 | By Matt Arco and Brent Johnson

Posted on 05/21/2021 11:09:15 AM PDT by conservative98

Gov. Phil Murphy will announce Monday that New Jersey will lift its indoor mask mandate for fully vaccinated people and follow recent federal guidance in time for Memorial Day weekend as COVID-19 numbers keep declining while vaccinations continue, NJ Advance Media has learned.

The new rules, which follow updated advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will go into effect a week from today, May 28, meaning vaccinated people are permitted to enter restaurants and stores in the Garden State without face coverings for the first time in 14 months, multiple sources with knowledge of the plan told NJ Advance Media.

The move is a reversal for Murphy, who for days stood firm that New Jersey would not ease its indoor mask mandate — at least not immediately — despite the CDC

(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: masks; newjersey; theater

1 posted on 05/21/2021 11:09:15 AM PDT by conservative98
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2 posted on 05/21/2021 11:09:28 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Welcome to the party, pal.


3 posted on 05/21/2021 11:11:36 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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LOL, what a perfect skeeve this guy is! Like the rest of the slime on the Left they seem to have zero self awareness and care nothing about how they are seen by others.


4 posted on 05/21/2021 11:14:01 AM PDT by billyboy15 (')
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To: conservative98

I guess his hesitation was met with LOTS of pushback.


5 posted on 05/21/2021 11:15:39 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: conservative98

His focus groups of independents and liberals with half of a working brain were telling those running the focus groups,

“Screw you governor!. We are not wearing our masks.!

Reminds us of the old joke about getting in front of your lynching party and pretending that they are marching to celebrate you!


6 posted on 05/21/2021 11:19:23 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Don’t mask! Don’t tell! by: GranTorino!!)
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What if you haven’t been vaccinated?


7 posted on 05/21/2021 11:19:57 AM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: crusty old prospector

Some predicted the capitulation would occur before Memorial Day.

The Soprano State has to be taken out kicking and screaming to the end. Sad.


8 posted on 05/21/2021 11:26:14 AM PDT by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! 👹)
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To: TakebackGOP

We all identify as vaxed. ;)


9 posted on 05/21/2021 11:27:08 AM PDT by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! 👹)
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To: TakebackGOP
What if you haven’t been vaccinated?

Admit nothing.
10 posted on 05/21/2021 11:27:38 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: 1Old Pro

One of the last jackasses to stand has fallen.


11 posted on 05/21/2021 11:29:36 AM PDT by alstewartfan (The dawn is turning away The ghost of Charlotte Corday. Al Stewart)
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To: TakebackGOP
What if you haven’t been vaccinated?

SOL

12 posted on 05/21/2021 11:31:09 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: TakebackGOP

It appears to be based on holidays and not the science, so check back on July 4th and Labor Day for masks to be “recommended” but not required for even the unvaccinated.


13 posted on 05/21/2021 11:36:21 AM PDT by conservative98
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“I’ve been hanging my hat on Memorial Day since December,” Murphy said Wednesday, “so watch that space.”

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-sets-date-to-drop-indoor-mask-mandate-ahead-of-memorial-day-weekend/3068908/

Again, nothing based on science


14 posted on 05/21/2021 12:25:08 PM PDT by conservative98
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CDC guidelines are as much BS as any of Murphy’s commands.


15 posted on 05/21/2021 12:36:42 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: conservative98; MinuteGal; M Kehoe
Civilized words and phrases cannot describe the absolute CONTEMPT I have for this bucktoothed moron.
16 posted on 05/21/2021 12:42:26 PM PDT by Peter W. Kessler ("NUTS!!!")
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