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Bucks County has removed mask requirements in most of its facilities.
Starting last Friday after federal and state health officials amended their guidance, Bucks County said “fully vaccinated employees and visitors can go mask-free in its buildings except for the prisons and the Neshaminy Manor Nursing Home. Judges in the Court of Common Pleas and Magisterial District Courts also have discretion to order people to wear masks in their courtrooms,” a statement said.
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“The vaccine is easily available, and it’s safe and effective,” Bucks County Health Department Director Dr. David Damsker said. “To anybody who is on the fence: It’s been given to tens of millions of people, and it’s keeping people out of the hospital just like it’s supposed to.”
A photo of Damsker throwing out his mask was posted on the county’s Instagram.
Damsker said last week that he agreed with the federal guidance change and thought it was the right move.
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For Tuesday’s primary election, the Bucks County Board of Elections required poll workers to wear masks, while voters are asked to also wear a mask but did not required voters to wear them.
State health officials said private organizations are able to continue to require fully vaccinated people to wear masks.
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