How life in California will change with June 15 reopening
LA TimesA woman’s mask hangs from her ear as she walks along south Catalina Avenue in Redondo Beach’s Riviera Village shopping area earlier this month. Here are the key points of what California can probably expect starting June 15, although details will come out later: Fully vaccinated people by June 15 are expected to no longer need to wear masks in almost all settings, according to expected state rules, although they will still need to wear masks in airports, airplanes, buses, trains and transit stations. Currently, people who are fully vaccinated are still required by the state to wear masks in most indoor public settings and only in outdoor settings that are crowded, such as at live performances, parades, fairs, festivals, sports events or other similar settings. Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people will still be required to wear masks in almost all settings outside the home where they’re in close contact with other people. There will probably be some increase in coronavirus transmission among unvaccinated people once mask mandates are lifted, but Ghaly said it probably won’t significantly affect hospitals because there are so many people who have either been vaccinated or have prior immunity to the coronavirus because they’ve survived an infection.