All restrictions on gathering sizes at committal and memorial services in Department of Veterans Affairs national cemeteries will be lifted this Wednesday.
NCA adjusted its rules for visitors and staff members last week in accordance with the CDC's new guidance for fully vaccinated persons. Fully vaccinated persons are no longer required to wear masks and physically distance themselves while outdoors at a national cemetery.
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"We are pleased families will no longer have to limit the number of people attending a service or physically distance themselves from each other after they are fully vaccinated,” said Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Ronald Walters in a release.
Limitations on the number of persons permitted to attend committal and memorial services have been in place since June 9, 2020.
Between March 23 and June 8, 2020, VA national cemeteries only performed direct interments and did not permit committal or memorial services due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NCA will still require persons who are not fully vaccinated to practice the safety procedures recommended by the CDC – such as wearing face coverings and maintaining physical distancing – while visiting a cemetery or attending a service.
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