Walmart reimposes mask requirements for employees in high-risk areas, and will recommend shoppers wear masks at all stores
Áine Cain and Allana Akhtar Jul 30, 2021, 10:33 AM
On July 27, the CDC updated their recommendations for fully-vaccinated individuals. Now, the organization recommends that vaccinated individuals “wear a mask in public indoor settings” if they live in an area with “substantial or high transmission” of the COVID-19 Delta variant. Fully-vaccinated individuals can still spread the Delta variant of the virus. A leaked CDC presentation recently described the Delta variant as being “as contagious as chicken pox.”
In a memo sent out to “field associates,” Chief People Officer Donna Morris and EVP of Health and Wellnesss Dr. Cheryl Pegus wrote that the rules will not apply to all stores.
“Managers will refer to the CDC site for updates relevant to their county each Monday,” they wrote in the memo. “Customers are strongly encouraged to wear masks, but not required.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-mask-rules-reimposed-for-stores-employees-shoppers-2021-7
