{"id":11073,"date":"2021-05-14T20:53:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T00:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=11073"},"modified":"2021-05-14T20:54:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T00:54:05","slug":"publix-trader-joes-walmart-will-no-longer-require-masks-in-stores-for-vaccinated-shoppers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/05\/14\/publix-trader-joes-walmart-will-no-longer-require-masks-in-stores-for-vaccinated-shoppers\/","title":{"rendered":"Publix, Trader Joe&#8217;s, Walmart will no longer require masks in stores for vaccinated shoppers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said&nbsp;fully vaccinated people don\u2019t have to wear face coverings&nbsp;in most situations, most area retailers say they will continue to require customers to be masked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/covid-shot-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11074\" width=\"389\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/covid-shot-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/covid-shot-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/covid-shot-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/covid-shot-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/covid-shot.jpeg 1920w\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Winn-Dixie, CVS and Target are among the national chains that say they are keeping their policies in place \u2014 at least for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exceptions are&nbsp;Publix, Walmart and Trader Joe\u2019s.&nbsp;Publix announced&nbsp;Friday evening it&nbsp;would no long require masks for fully vaccinated employees or customers beginning on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trader Joe&#8217;s had already announced masks would be optional for customers who have gotten necessary shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the big box stores issued similar statements,&nbsp;simply saying they were reviewing their policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. 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