A sign is displayed at a vaccine site in San Francisco. San Francisco is exempt from a rule that requires people to wear masks indoors.
Haven Daley.
The city of San Francisco is not required to wear a mask indoors, according to the state of California.
The city of San Francisco will allow people who are fully vaccine free to remove their masks in gym and workplace even though the state requires masks to be worn indoors. The statewide mandate took effect.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health said in a statement that the refinements acknowledges the hard work of the people of San Francisco throughout the Pandemic.
More than 753,000 San Francisco residents have received at least one vaccine dose, with about 86% of eligible residents receiving at least one vaccine dose.
California has given 62 million doses of the vaccine.
San Francisco's health officer told the Associated Press that it was a recognition of all of the thought and care that San Francisco residents have been putting into staying as safe as possible.
The governor of California announced on Monday that the indoor mask mandate would be restored, as cases of the coronaviruses in the state have increased by 45% in the past two weeks.
On June 15th, the mask mandate was lifted for residents who were vaccine free.
People are tired and hungry for something. California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly told the AP that he is too. This is a critical time where we have a tool that works and can work.
The statewide indoor mask mandate will last until at least January 15, 2022.
