With Walmart and Costco and Publix eliminating mask mandates

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4. my guess is mask mandates will now fall within days

and transform into recommendations. It’s no longer sustainable when president and all news headlines say - take off that mask if you are fully vaccinated. We already know mixed messaging don’t work in pandemic so states have no choice but to follow CDC recommendations, otherwise people are very confused and lose trust in government. I actually like what CDC did - incentivize employees to get vaccinated if they want to drop masks. Employers don’t generally require vaccination but they certainly can follow CDC guideline and require for employees to wear masks unless they attests/show proof of vaccination. It is a brilliant move which I predict will keep vaccination momentum. Even the most vaccine hesitant do not want to wear masks at work indefinitely. While employers treat customers on an honor system, of course, it does not apply to employees. And most people do work or go to school.