California's indoor mask mandate will end next week for vaccinated individuals, Gov. Newsom says

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Vaccinated Californians will no longer have to wear masks in most indoor settings next week as the omicron surge recedes, health officials announced Monday. 

Unvaccinated people will still have to wear masks indoors and some cities and counties may also keep their mandates in place. 

Students and staff at K-12 schools will also still be required to wear masks indoors after the current mandate expires on Feb. 15, according to the guidance released Monday. 

Health officials said they are working “with education, public health and community leaders to update masking requirements at schools to adapt to changing conditions and ensure the safety of kids, teachers, and staff.”

Certain other places, like public transportation and long-term care facilities, will also still require masks indoors. 

Gustavo Arellano, 36, who is vaccinated, wears a  face mask as he fixes himself a plate at Taqueria El Sol buffet in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 22, 2021. 
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

California originally lifted its mask mandate for vaccinated individuals last June, but implemented it again on Dec. 15 amid the omicron surge and extended it last month. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom puts his mask back on after delivering comments at one of San Luis Obispo County’s vaccination centers at Cuesta College.
(David Middlecamp/The Tribune via AP)

Earlier on Monday, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut announced that they were ending mask mandates for students and staff in schools. 

Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said last week that her department will keep its indoor mask mandate in place until it has two straight weeks of less than 50 new cases per 100,000 people. LA County is currently at 117 cases per 100,000. 

In this Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021 file photo, Students, some wearing protective masks, arrive for the first day of school.
(AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File)

The mask mandate will still be in place during the Super Bowl at SoFi Stadium in LA County. 

Gov. Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti came under fire after being photographed at the 49ers-Rams game at SoFi Stadium on Jan. 30. 

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