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Gov. Justice announces West Virginia mask mandate will end June 20

May 7th, 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 a first dose by that time. Also by that date, state experts predict 75% of the population 50 and above will have had a first dose by that time. And also by that time, state experts predict 85% of those 65 and older will have a first dose by that time.