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Governor Pritzker Mandates Mask Wearing For All Schools

If you are going to school in the fall, you will need to wear a mask.  That is the mandate from Governor JB Pritzker who issued the orders Wednesday afternoon. Governor Pritzker said that he was hoping it wouldn’t come to this, but he says not enough people have been vaccinated and that is why the virus is still spreading as much as it has. 

 

 

Any sports indoors you will have to wear masks and tests will be required to check for outbreaks early. Governor Pritzker also announced that free masks and testing will be provided to all public schools statewide. 

 

 

All state employees must be vaccinated and anyone working in long term care facilities. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health says if you can get vaccinated, you need too. 

 

 

Dr. Ezike says the numbers show that breakthrough incidents where people end up in the hospital after having the vaccine are very rare.

 

 

To hear the entire press conference, see below.

 

 

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