TRENTON, N.J. (1010 WINS) — New Jersey will “strongly recommend” that residents wear masks in high-risk indoor settings in light of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidance, Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday.
At a news briefing Wednesday morning, Murphy advised both vaccinated and unvaccinated New Jerseyans to wear masks in crowded indoor settings, as well as indoor settings “where the vaccine status of another individual in the setting is unknown.”
Masks should also be worn around people who are immunocompromised or at “increased risk for severe disease,” he said.
“Our metrics are trending in the wrong direction, and new data suggests the Delta variant is more transmissible even among vaccinated individuals, which is why we are making this strong recommendation,” he explained.
“We have crushed this virus repeatedly like no other state in the nation, and we are proud to boast among the country’s highest vaccination rates,” he added.
“But at this point, given where our metrics are now, we feel the best course of action is to strongly encourage every New Jerseyan, and every visitor to our state, to take personal responsibility and mask up indoors when prudent.”