Posted on 02/13/2022 2:33:14 AM PST by Enlightened1
Walmart said in a memo today it will no longer require fully vaccinated U.S. employees to wear masks at work. However, those who wish to wear a mask while working are permitted to do so.
Driving the news: New COVID cases are plunging and the U.S. appears to be on its way out of this wave of the pandemic after less than two months, Axios' reported. And NIAID director Anthony Fauci this week said the country is headed out of the "full-blown pandemic phase of COVID-19."
Details: “Effective immediately, fully vaccinated associates will not be required to wear masks while working in any Walmart or Sam’s Club facility, unless required by a state or local mandate or ordinance," according to the memo.
State of play: Walmart said daily health screenings will not be required of its employees as of Feb. 28, except for those in California, New York and Virginia.
By the numbers: There are more than 4,700 Walmart and 600 Sam's Club retail stores in the U.S.
That's true here in rural Virginia. Some masks came back on for omicron but not a majority.
To Hell with China Mart.
I’m guessing the majority of them had the same mask since March of 2020 from what I’ve seen.
Can’t wait to start telling unmasked store employees how nice it is to see their faces and welcoming them back among free people.
Good start, however they continue the false narrative. The unvaccinated need to stay masked? Why? According to CDC now, their bible of health information, vaccinated and unvaccinated can spread Covid. So doesnt this policy nothing more than virtue signaling or like having to wear a scarlett letter before the public to show your sin of rejecting the jab?
Cases and deaths higher than ever and the narrative changes because of the elections. Slime bucket politicians.
Anecdote: I went to a WallyWorld yesterday to pick up some blades for a carpet knife. I was amazed to see so many shelves completely bare. The shelves that had goods on them were full however as they simply moved things around to other shelves to make it appear that they weren’t short of anything. Must be hell for the stock boys to keep shuffling things from the mostly empty shelves to the fuller ones. “Hey, why are there batteries next to the potato chips?” LOL
The same reason there's tampons next to the fishing poles.......
Exactly. And lose the masks on the pharmacy and health clinic employees. If they choose to wear the nasty things, fine. If not, let them BREATHE.
I am in southern california where masks will not be required starting Tuesday for the state. However Los Angeles county where mayor Garcetti, the one who recently held his breath at 2 football games with many celebs as they were not wearing a mask insist all us lesser mortals wear one still.
I will later drive up to the Porter Ranch Wal-Mart in Los Angeles county and see if they are letting people in without a mask.
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