One day after the CDC announced mask wearing for vaccinated people is no longer required in the fight against COVID-19, Governor Andy Beshear said Friday the state would reopen on Friday, June 11.This means events and business can resume 100-percent capacity, and the state’s mask mandate will end.
Beshear said setting the reopening date four weeks out gives people a chance to prepare and get vaccinated.
click to download audioA person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after getting a second Pfizer or Moderna shot or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Last month, Beshear lifted the mask mandate for outdoor events of less than 1,000 people.
Earlier this week, it was announced the curfew for bars and restaurants would be lifted on May 28. In addition, all events and businesses with 1,000 or fewer people in attendance will increase to 75-percent capacity, while those events of more than 1,000 people will have 60-percent capacity on May 28.
The CDC announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people could stop wearing a mask indoors and outdoors. However, Beshear said that some businesses may still require a mask until June 11.
click to download audioFriday’s announcement comes nearly 15 months after the state’s first reported case of COVID-19. Since then, over 6,600 people have died after testing positive for the virus.
Public Health Commissioner Dr. Steven Stack said it’s up to everyone on the path the state takes in the future to continue to combat COVID-19.
click to download audioKentucky was one of the last nine states in the nation to set a full reopening date.
Nearly 1.9 million Kentuckians have had at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, which is about 43-percent of the state’s population. That’s slightly lower than the 46-percent national vaccination rate.
