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The masking mandate acrosse state has been lifted, bute health care facilities are still require face coverin.

A Lehigh Valley doctor saye doesn't expect that requirt to change as the Delta vart moves through the US preliminary reports from te United Kingdom suggest that these this is a much more transmissible virus.

Dr Alex Benjamin is Lehigh Valley Health Network's chf infection control and prevention officer.

He says health care workers especially as the Delta variants spreads.

It would not be unheard ofr something to think about stepping down from masking that.

All of a sudden in two wee, three weeks, cases go up.

We have to turn right back around and put masks back .

So I think, you know, froma conservative standpoint, is just easier, less confusiof we continue to stick to ma.

Dr Benjamin says OSHA requs health care workers where E and the CDC recommends that everyone wear masks where people tend to be unvaccin.

All workplaces are affectey this, but particularly heah care workers because the My mandate is still is still required from that standpo, especially when your workfe is not fully vaccinated.

LVHN also made the announct that masks are optional at their fitness locations.

Dr Benjamin adds that in administer rate of buildins where staff do not have any contact with patients, thee are exceptions to the maskg policy for PBS39 I'm Britty Sweeney your health checkus brought to you by capital e Cross.

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