Earlier in the month, the CDC announced that fully vaccinated Americans do not need to wear face masks indoors, indicating a positive step forward in the COVID-19 pandemic for the nation.
With COVID-19 cases significantly dropping across the United States, more states are lifting restrictions.
However, the latest face mask guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confused many Americans.
Is your state keeping its mandate in place?
NBC News created a list of state mask mandates across the United States. The mask mandates across the US are as follows:
Alabama
No state mask requirement
Alaska
No state mask requirement
Arizona
No state mask requirement
Arkansas
No state mask requirement
California
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Colorado
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated
Connecticut
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated
Delaware
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated
District of Columbia
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated
Florida
No state mask requirement
Georgia
No state mask requirement
Hawaii
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Idaho
No state mask requirement
Illinois
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Indiana
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Iowa
No state mask requirement
Kansas
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Kentucky
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated
Louisiana
No state mask requirement
Maine
No state mask requirement
Maryland
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Massachusetts
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Michigan
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated
Minnesota
No state mask requirement
Mississippi
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Missouri
No state mask requirement
Montana
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Nebraska
No state mask requirement
Nevada
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
New Hampshire
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
New Jersey
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
New Mexico
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
New York
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
North Carolina
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
North Dakota
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Ohio
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Oklahoma
No state mask requirement
Oregon
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Pennsylvania
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated
Puerto Rico
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Rhode Island
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated
South Carolina
No state mask requirement
South Dakota
No state mask requirement
Tennessee
No state mask requirement
Texas
No state mask requirement
Utah
No state mask requirement
Vermont
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated
Virginia
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated, vaccinated
Washington
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated
West Virginia
Masks required in some or all situations for those unvaccinated
Wisconsin
No state mask requirement
Wyoming
No state mask requirement
In April, the CDC reported that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks when they are outdoors, unless they are in a big crowd of strangers.
Related
According to the new guidance, fully vaccinated people do not need to wear a mask at outdoor gatherings or outdoor restaurants, but should continue to wear masks at crowded events like concerts and sporting events.
Vaccinated or not, people are no longer being told to wear masks when they go for a walk, bike ride or run outdoors either alone or with members of their household and can take off their masks at outdoor gatherings if all the other guests are fully vaccinated.
In an interview, Dr. Fauci said that people across the country are not quite getting the new changes that the CDC has released.
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“I think people are misinterpreting and thinking that this is a removal for the mask mandate for everyone,” Fauci said. “It’s not, it’s an assurance to those who are vaccinated that they can feel safe outdoors or indoors.”
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