The California Department of Public Health has released new guidance that aligns with recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the update issued today, California is now recommending that fully vaccinated individuals wear a face mask in indoor public settings throughout the state.
With the emergence of the more contagious Delta variant in California which now accounts for over 80% of cases sequenced, cases and hospitalizations of COVID-19 are rising throughout the state, especially amongst those that remain unvaccinated. Â
Despite ongoing outreach and improving COVID-19 vaccine access, as of July 27, 2021, a significant proportion of Californians throughout the state are not yet fully vaccinated. The Delta variant is two times as contagious than early COVID-19 variants, leading to increasing infections.
In California, unvaccinated persons continue to be required to wear masks in all indoor public settings. This guidance is an update, in light of review of the most recent CDC recommendations. To achieve universal masking in indoor public settings, we are recommending that fully vaccinated people also mask in indoor public settings across California. This adds an extra precautionary measure for all to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, especially in communities currently seeing the highest transmission rates. Local health jurisdictions may be more restrictive than this guidance.
In California, fully vaccinated people might choose to wear a mask in indoor non-public settings, particularly if they are immunocompromised or at increased risk for severe disease from COVID-19, or if they have someone in their household who is immunocompromised, at increased risk of severe disease, not fully vaccinated, or not yet eligible for vaccination.
It is important to note that this is a recommendation, and not a requirement.
As of publish time, Disneyland has not announced any changes to their mask policy, which only requires guests who are not fully vaccinated to wear a face mask indoors. Guests who are fully vaccinated are not required to wear a face covering indoors.
Both fully vaccinated and unvaccinated guests are not required to wear a mask in outdoor settings.
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