Vaccinated Californians Prepare to Ditch Their Masks in Most Settings

Vaccinated Californians Prepare to Ditch Their Masks in Most Settings
A sign advises people to maintain social distancing in Huntington Beach, Calif., on July 16, 2020. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Vanessa Serna
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Residents of Orange County—and the whole of California, for that matter—will awake to a less restrictive world June 15 when the state lifts most of its pandemic-related restrictions.

“I hate this phrase ‘reopening the economy’ because the economy has been doing fine. Just look at California’s tax receipts,'' Andrew Noymer, a University of California–Irvine professor of population health and disease prevention, told City News Service.