State to end most pandemic restrictions on Memorial Day. Mask order to be lifted when 70% of PA adults are vaccinated, Wolf announces. | New Pittsburgh Courier

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State to end most pandemic restrictions on Memorial Day. Mask order to be lifted when 70% of PA adults are vaccinated, Wolf announces. | New Pittsburgh Courier

Pennsylvanians will not be required to wear a mask once the 70% of the population is vaccinated, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday. As of May 4,more than 3 million residents are fully vaccinated, which would represent around a third of the state's adult residents. More than 5.4 million have received at least one dose. In … Continued

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