Mask Mandate in Missouri’s St. Louis County Is Overturned

Surgical masks, normally used for surgery, were also worn during the pandemic. Mika Baumeister/Unsplash

A mask mandate in Missouri’s St. Louis County has been overturned just one day after it went into effect.

A county council meeting voted 5-2 on Tuesday evening to repeal the mandate that would have required masks to be worn in indoor public settings regardless of vaccination status.