Sask. pediatrician outlines things to consider before your family goes maskless this summer – CBC

Think about vaccination status of the group, number of people and more

Jun 04, 2021

Marina Iyeme-Eteng had mixed feelings when hearing the mask mandate may be lifted as soon as July 11 in Saskatchewan. The mother of two isn’t sure her family will go without masks just yet.

“The mask is like an additional layer of protection. If I’m removing that, I will feel exposed,” she said. “I think a lot of it is going to depend on what the numbers look like at that time.”

On Tuesday, Premier Scott Moe said the province would lift restrictions on gathering sizes and remove the provincial mask mandate once three weeks have passed since 70 per cent of people 12 and older are vaccinated, and three weeks have passed since Step 2 of the province’s reopening plan began.

This is in addition to the rest of Step 3 of the reopening plan, when most other restrictions will be lifted. This is scheduled to begin three weeks after 70 per cent of people 18 and up are vaccinated, along with three weeks having elapsed since Step 2. Step 2 is currently planned for June 20.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/going-maskless-july-11-sask-1.6052386