Mask mandates will be staying in place, but all other COVID mitigation restriction s will be lifted in Pennsylvania on Memorial Day, May 31. Mask mandates will be lifted when 70 percent of the population has been vaccinated. That’s the word out of Harrisburg today.
In response to that announcement from the Health Department, state House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff said in a press release: “Today’s announcement is undoubtedly welcomed news for a Commonwealth that has suffered for far too long under unilateral and often confusing mitigation orders that have done untold damage to our children’s education, our economy, and Pennsylvania’s future. Unfortunately for many hard-working Pennsylvanians trying to live the American dream, this announcement might come too late.”
He said that the last 14 months have been fraught with health impacts, but Pennsylvanians have also “struggled through government mitigation orders that picked winners and losers and unfairly targeted certain industries over others.”
The Health Department’s announcement comes two weeks before the May 18 primary. All registered voters will be able to vote on whether there should be changes to the state Constitution regarding emergency declarations. Currently, the governor has the unilateral authority to issue those declarations and extend them without the legislature's approval.
As things stand now, testing for and reporting new cases will remain in place, and school districts and local municipalities may continue their own stricter mitigation efforts.
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