COVID-19 update: Masks in Healthcare Settings

We are so happy to see the world start to make progress to return to "normal"... or our new normal :).  

Recent update you might be interested in:

From the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings (update from 06/15/2021): 

Guidance for Individuals 
Masks are not required for fully vaccinated individuals, except in the following settings where masks are required for everyone, regardless of vaccination status:

• On public transit (examples: airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride-shares) and in transportation hubs (examples: airport, bus terminal, marina, train station, seaport or other port, subway station, or any other area that provides transportation)
• Indoors in K-12 schools, childcare and other youth settings.
• Note: This may change as updated K-12 schools guidance is forthcoming, pending updates for K-12 operational guidance from the CDC.
• Healthcare settings (including long term care facilities) 
• State and local correctional facilities and detention centers
• Homeless shelters, emergency shelters[8] and cooling centers 

Additionally, masks are required** for unvaccinated individuals in indoor public settings and businesses (examples: retail, restaurants, theaters, family entertainment centers, meetings, state and local government offices serving the public).

See original CDPH Announcement: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx