SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KNX) - California state lawmakers are expected to provide an update Monday, which would re-examine the state’s school masking mandate.
The current mandate is that students and teachers in K-12 schools must wear masks indoors, whereas in Los Angeles County, masks must be worn indoors and out.
Dr. Mark Ghaly, state’s Health and Human Services Secretary, said during a media briefing on Feb. 14, that the state would revisit masking at schools, KTLA reported.
“On February 28, we anticipate being able to share what the next period of time will look like and with some specificity, give a date when the masking requirement will move to a recommendation,” he said, adding that indicators for the decision includes COVID-19 hospitalizations, case numbers, and child vaccination rates.
In the U.S., states including New Jersey, New York, and Oregon, have announced they will lift mask mandates in schools.
It comes as last week, Los Angeles County announced that indoor businesses that verify vaccination statuses can make masking indoors optional for vaccinated guests.
On Friday, the CDC outlined new measures in which “healthy people” can take a break from wearing masks.
“Anybody is certainly welcome to wear a mask at any time if they feel safer wearing a mask,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.
“We want to make sure our hospitals are OK and people are not coming in with severe disease. ... Anyone can go to the CDC website, find out the volume of disease in their community and make that decision.”
The state briefing will be held Monday at 1 p.m. You can watch it by clicking here.
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