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Major US supermarkets allowed customers not to wear masks

Shoppers vaccinated against the Covid-19 can shop without masks at select Walmart, Sam's Club and Costco stores, as well as Trader Joe's, the companies said. Writes about it CNN.

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On Thursday, May 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that fully vaccinated people are not required to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, unless they are in healthcare facilities, on public transportation. or in other places where the government requires the wearing of masks. The CDC said everyone will still need to follow directions in the workplace and in local businesses.

On Friday, May 14, Walmart executives sent out a letter to Walmart and Sam's Club stores and supply chain businesses urging employees to get vaccinated. The letter noted that from that day “vaccinated customers and participants can shop without a mask,” while unvaccinated shoppers are asked to continue wearing masks in stores.

The letter says fully vaccinated employees will be allowed to work without masks from May 18, adding that some may have to continue wearing masks for health or sanitary reasons. Added that "masks will continue to be required by some city and state ordinances and we will follow these requirements."

At Costco, vaccinated customers can shop without masks in areas of the United States where there are no state and local mask regulations.

“We will allow members and guests who are fully vaccinated to enter Costco without a face mask or face shield,” the company said in a statement posted on its website May 14. “Costco continues to recommend that all members and guests, especially those at higher risk, wear a mask or face shield.”

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Costco does not require proof that customers have been vaccinated. The message read: "We ask customers to cooperate responsibly and respectfully with this revised policy."

The company clarified that all customers will still have to wear protective masks at Costco pharmacies and other medical institutions. They will also have to wear masks if they are in stores where there is such a requirement.

“At Trader Joe's, we encourage customers to follow the guidance of health officials, including, where appropriate, CDC guidelines, which say fully vaccinated customers do not need to wear masks while shopping,” the grocery chain said in a statement on its website from May 14.

Trader Joe's maintains many of its policies, such as employee health checks and store placement. The network will not solicit proof of vaccination from its customers. At the moment, its employees are still wearing masks.

The rest of the retailers are leaving their policies unchanged for now.

Walgreens has decided to maintain its mask policy: on its Covid-19 FAQ page, the company said that “shoppers should wear protective masks before entering a store unless it could adversely affect human health or if people under 2 years of age ”.

Kroger and others still require shoppers to wear masks in stores.

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Unions representing grocery and retail workers said stores should continue to require shoppers to wear masks to protect workers.

Mark Perrone, president of the food and trade union, called the CDC leadership "confusing," adding that it "does not consider how it will affect key workers, who often encounter people who have not been vaccinated and refuse to wear masks."

Lisa LaBruno, senior executive vice president of the Retail Leaders Association, said the guidance "creates ambiguity" for retailers as national guidelines may not align with local guidelines. In her opinion, this "puts retailers and their employees in an incredibly difficult position."

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