By Evan Bevins, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians fully vaccinated against COVID-19 won’t have to wait for the state mask mandate to be officially lifted on June 20.
During his regular briefing Friday, Gov. Jim Justice announced he was signing an executive order modifying the mask requirement to follow updated guidance announced Thursday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Our face-covering requirement no longer applies to you if you are fully vaccinated,” he said. “Our face-covering requirement will still apply for all those that have not been vaccinated until June 20.”
A person is considered fully vaccinated if they’ve had both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson inoculation and two weeks have passed since the final shot was administered…
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