A sign at the entrance to the Douglas County Senior Center in August required visitors to wear masks. On Thursday the federal and state government said fully vaccinated people may unmask in most circumstances.
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
“Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal or territorial laws, rules and regulations, including business and workplace guidance,” according to cdc.gov. “Vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic.”
Nothing in the governor's directive requires private businesses to confirm vaccination status.