Washington’s current indoor mask mandate restarted on Aug. 23, as the delta variant caused COVID-19 cases to spike.
On Wednesday, King County Executive Dow Constantine said proof of vaccination requirements for places such as bars, restaurants and movie theatersThe decision came as the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are dropping across the Puget Sound region.
He said high immunity rates and the ability to carry out rapid antigen tests were part of what led to his recommendation. Reykdal is not alone in his recommendations. On Wednesday, 49 school superintendents in Washington signed a letter calling for Inslee to lift mask mandates.
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