Wed Dec 15, 2021 – 3:51 pm EST
SACRAMENTO, California (LifeSiteNews) — The Democrat stronghold of California has re-imposed a broad statewide indoor mask mandate in response to the new omicron variant of COVID-19.
The move comes in spite of the fact that studies have shown masks mandates to be ineffective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus, with cloth masks themselves potentially causing bacterial infections, headaches, and dehydration.
California’s new mandate spans the holiday season and will be in place for at least a month, beginning December 15 and ending January 15 unless renewed.
Prior to the new sweeping mandate, roughly half of California counties already had local mask orders in place. Wednesday’s statewide mandate forces the remaining 50% of counties to require masks in indoor spaces for all people, regardless of vaccination status.
STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE | The mandate will go into effect starting Dec. 15 and will end on Jan. 15, Health and Human Services Sec. Dr. Mark Ghaly announced Monday, regardless of vaccination status.https://t.co/nWBP87Rhgu pic.twitter.com/fUeEct7WU3
— KSBW Action News 8 (@ksbw) December 13, 2021
Californians were given just two days to react to the reimposition of the requirement, with health secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announcing the new rules on Monday.
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