Where You Do And Don't Need A Mask In Waukesha For Now

WAUKESHA, WI — Late last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed its guidance to say that fully vaccinated customers should no longer be required to wear masks while shopping indoors.

The CDC considers people to be "fully vaccinated" two weeks after their second dose in a two-dose series of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines or two weeks after a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, like the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Here are some businesses that no longer require masks for fully vaccinated customers and employees in Wisconsin right now:

These stores have lifted mask requirements for fully vaccinated customers:

• Target
• CVS
• Aldi
• Walgreens
• Home Depot
• Starbucks
• Trader Joe's
• Walmart
• Kohl's
• Meijer
• Woodman's Food Market
• Costco
• Kroger

There is no active statewide mandate for wearing a face covering to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin.

Masks are still required in other settings like at hospitals, health care clinics, correctional facilities, homeless shelters, on public transit and in public schools.

While grocery stores and retailers have been left to decide for themselves if they want to keep mask requirements or not, they may not have to worry much longer.

Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow initiated the process to end the State of Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ordinance to end the State of Emergency will be considered by the Waukesha County Board of Supervisors at the Tuesday, June 22 meeting, according to a news release.

If passed, the State of Emergency will end on Wednesday, June 30.

The State of Emergency was declared on March 12, 2020. It allowed the County to facilitate and expedite the use of resources to protect residents from the impacts of the spread of COVID-19 while ensuring continuity of critical operations within Waukesha County.

Charles Woodman and Ethan Duran Patch Staff contributed to this report.