Walmart leads the way for mask-free shopping for fully vaccinated customers and employees. According to the USA Today, a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new masking guidelines, retailers started announcing changes to mask policies for fully vaccinated customers.
Trader Joe's, Walmart, Sam's Club, Costco and Publix were the first to confirm updates to mask requirements, leading the way for mask-free shopping except where required by state or local mandate. In some cases, vaccinated store employees can also go to work without a mask.
Many retailers, including Apple, Target, CVS and Walgreens, say they are still evaluating the CDC guidance but say they could update policies.
Starbucks updates its policy starting Monday and makes masks "optional for vaccinated customers beginning Monday, May 17, unless local regulations require them by law."
One COVID deaths have increased today by 2. This increases the total reported COVID deaths to 117 in Bulloch County.
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A special thanks to Dr. Frank Davis, M.D. F.A.C.S, a retired trauma surgeon who lives in Bulloch County. He has worked closely with the Grice Connect team to design the COVID-19 dashboard and provide brief interpretation of the data. You will be seeing and hearing more from Dr. Davis as he continues to help us monitor the COVID-19 impact locally. We will continue to update and adapt the data in this report to make it relevant. Recently we have shifted our emphasis on vaccinations, while continuing to provide daily COVID impact.
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