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Justice: Indoor Mask Mandate to End June 20th

May 10th, 2021 by WCBC Radio

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced Friday that he is targeting June 20 to get rid of indoor face masks.  State medical experts project that by then, the state will have 65% of all West Virginians 12 and older who are eligible to take the vaccine will have at least has a first dose by that time.  Also by that date experts predict 75% of the population 50 and above will have had a first dose;  and 85% of those 65 and older will have a first dose by that time.  Justice was asked on several occaisions during his regular COVID-19 briefing if the June 20th date is flexible…