{"id":514584,"date":"2021-05-16T13:36:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T17:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=514584"},"modified":"2021-05-16T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T17:36:10","slug":"starbucks-other-retailers-lift-mask-requirement-for-vaccinated-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/starbucks-other-retailers-lift-mask-requirement-for-vaccinated-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks, Other Retailers Lift Mask Requirement For Vaccinated Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstarbucks-other-retailers-lift-mask-requirement-for-vaccinated-customers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=514584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-522435114.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Starbucks, Walmart and several other retailers announced over the weekend that they will no longer require face masks for vaccinated customers.<\/p>\n<p>The coffee giant wrote that \u201cfacial coverings will be optional for vaccinated customers beginning Monday, May 17, unless local regulations require them by law\u201d in updated <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.starbucks.com\/press\/2020\/what-customers-need-to-know-about-starbucks-response-to-covid-19\/\">guidance<\/a> posted on the company\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>The change comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a major change to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html\">guidance<\/a> on face masks for fully vaccinated adults, saying they do not have to wear masks indoors or outdoors or even social distance, even when in larger groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can do things you stopped doing because of the pandemic,\u201d CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Thursday in announcing the new recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Starbucks said that some of its health precautions will remain in place. Restrooms at Starbucks locations will \u201cgenerally remain temporarily closed to the public in stores where the caf\u00e9 or caf\u00e9 seating is unavailable,\u201d the company said, indicating locations will continue to adhere to enhanced cleaning measures.<\/p>\n<p>The coffee chain added that it is \u201cstrongly encouraging\u201d employees to receive the COVID vaccine as soon as they are eligible and will provide two hours of paid time off for employees to receive each dose of the vaccine. Employees are also eligible for up to four hours of paid time off if workers experience vaccine-related side effects and miss a scheduled shift within 48 hours of receiving each shot.<\/p>\n<p>Other major retailers including Walmart, Trader Joe\u2019s, and Cosco announced similarly updated guidance over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeginning today, vaccinated customers and members are welcome to shop without a mask, and we will continue to request that non-vaccinated customers and members wear face coverings in our stores and clubs,\u201d Walmart said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.walmart.com\/newsroom\/2021\/05\/14\/new-guidance-to-walmart-u-s-field-associates-regarding-masks-and-vaccinations\">letter<\/a> to employees. \u201cWe will update the signage in our facilities to reflect this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, face masks will \u201ccontinue to be required by some city and state ordinances, and we will follow those requirements,\u201d Walmart said, and \u201cthere may also be local conditions, regulatory changes or laws that affect our guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trader Joe\u2019s announced Friday that vaccinated customers may shop without a mask, but employees are still required to wear masks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage customers to follow the guidance of health officials, including, as appropriate, CDC guidelines that advise customers who are fully vaccinated are not required to wear masks while shopping,\u201d the grocery store chain said.<\/p>\n<p>Costco, one of the first stores to require shoppers to wear masks, announced that vaccinated shoppers may go mask-less in\u00a0Costco locations where there is no state or local government mask mandate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not require proof of vaccination, but we ask for members\u2019 responsible and respectful cooperation with this revised policy,\u201d Costco wrote in a letter to members. \u201cFace coverings will still be required in healthcare settings, including Pharmacy, Optical, Hearing Aid. Costco continues to recommend that all members and guests, especially those who are at higher risk, wear a mask or shield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trader-joes-costco-walmart-to-end-mask-requirement-for-vaccinated-customers\">Trader Joes, Costco, Walmart To End Mask Requirement For Vaccinated Customers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-cdc-issues-new-mask-guidelines-for-fully-vaccinated\">CDC Issues New Mask Guidelines For \u2018Fully Vaccinated\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starbucks, Walmart and several other retailers announced over the weekend that they will no longer require face masks for vaccinated customers.The coffee giant wrote that \u201cfacial coverings will be optional &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278252,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-522435114.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Starbucks, Other Retailers Lift Mask Requirement For Vaccinated Customers","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-514584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-522435114.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Starbucks, Other Retailers Lift Mask Requirement For Vaccinated Customers","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=514584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=514584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}