Visitors to Hersheypark who are fully vaccinated will not have to wear masks.The amusement park’s decision comes after the CDC announced that fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and inside in most situations.”Face coverings and social distancing for guests who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required, effective immediately,” the park tweeted.It’s not clear at this point how Hersheypark would determine whether a guest is vaccinated. Dr. Chris Deflitch with Penn State Health says the question of whether someone has been vaccinated will still be a big issue.”That’s always a risk, but we can control what we can control. We can control the influence with ourselves by getting vaccinated and we can control the influence on our friends and family, who we want to stay safe and be protected,” Deflitch said. Following the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, Pennsylvania immediately lifted mask requirements for those fully vaccinated.Pennsylvania says it won’t be lifting the mask mandate for unvaccinated Pennsylvanians until we get to 70 percent of adults being fully vaccinated. It’s estimated that could happen sometime in mid-June.
HERSHEY, Pa. —
Visitors to Hersheypark who are fully vaccinated will not have to wear masks.
The amusement park’s decision comes after the CDC announced that fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and inside in most situations.
“Face coverings and social distancing for guests who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required, effective immediately,” the park tweeted.
It’s not clear at this point how Hersheypark would determine whether a guest is vaccinated. Dr. Chris Deflitch with Penn State Health says the question of whether someone has been vaccinated will still be a big issue.
“That’s always a risk, but we can control what we can control. We can control the influence with ourselves by getting vaccinated and we can control the influence on our friends and family, who we want to stay safe and be protected,” Deflitch said.
Following the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, Pennsylvania immediately lifted mask requirements for those fully vaccinated.
Pennsylvania says it won’t be lifting the mask mandate for unvaccinated Pennsylvanians until we get to 70 percent of adults being fully vaccinated. It’s estimated that could happen sometime in mid-June.