Ohio Ends Mask Mandate!

Ohio governor Mike DeWine is ending the health orders including the face masks.

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Ohio joins the other Republican-led states in removing the mask mandate.

Ohio governor Mike DeWine has announced that he will lift the health mandates and return to normal capacity on June 2. The governor also said that Ohioans must keep the vaccination rates up so he won't impose any more health mandates.

He also announced that Ohioans must be very cautious from this point.

"It’s time to end the health orders. It’s been a year," DeWine said. "You’ve followed the protocols. You’ve done what we’ve asked. You’ve bravely fought this virus. And now, our cases are down, and we have a tested and proven weapon in the vaccine that all Ohioans 12 and over can utilize." 

DeWine said that private companies can still enforce mask mandates if they choose.

The announcement means, beginning June 2, Ohioans will no longer be required to wear facial coverings and follow social distancing guidelines. It also puts an end to capacity restrictions at indoor and outdoor events. 

Safety guidelines will remain in effect for nursing homes and assisted living facilities, DeWine said, adding the outcome will depend on continued data from the state. 

DeWine said the June 2 date will allow Ohioans an additional three weeks to get vaccinated. As incentive to get the vaccine, DeWine also announced several statewide drawings, during which Ohioans 18 and older have the chance to win a prize of up to $1 million. 

The announcement comes on the same day the CDC’s advisory committee approved a recommendation to administer the Pfizer vaccine on kids ages 12 and above. DeWine said the state’s health officials will begin vaccinating eligible children as soon as Thursday.

"It’s time to end the health orders. It’s been a year," DeWine said. "You’ve followed the protocols. You’ve done what we’ve asked. You’ve bravely fought this virus. And now, our cases are down, and we have a tested and proven weapon in the vaccine that all Ohioans 12 and over can utilize." 

The announcement means, beginning June 2, Ohioans will no longer be required to wear facial coverings and follow social distancing guidelines. It also puts an end to capacity restrictions at indoor and outdoor events. 

Safety guidelines will remain in effect for nursing homes and assisted living facilities, DeWine said, adding the outcome will depend on continued data from the state. 

DeWine said the June 2 date will allow Ohioans an additional three weeks to get vaccinated. As incentive to get the vaccine, DeWine also announced several statewide drawings, during which Ohioans 18 and older have the chance to win a prize of up to $1 million. 

The announcement comes on the same day the CDC’s advisory committee approved a recommendation to administer the Pfizer vaccine on kids ages 12 and above. DeWine said the state’s health officials will begin vaccinating eligible children as soon as Thursday.

 DeWine announced a series of statewide drawings to incentivize receiving a shot.

The governor made the announcement Wednesday during his statewide address where he announced the state’s health orders would be lifted on June 2.

Ohioans under the age of 18 who are eligible to receive the vaccine will be entered into a drawing for a four-year full scholarship to any of Ohio’s state colleges and universities. This would include full tuition, room and board.

DeWine said a website will be set up for those eligible to register beginning May 18.

President Joe Biden and Gov. Mike DeWine.

There will also be a weekly drawing for a $1 million prize for Ohioans 18 and older every week.

The pool of names for the “Ohio Vax-a-Million” drawing will come from the Ohio Secretary of State’s public voter registration database. There will also be a webpage available for people to sign up if they are not in the database.

“I know that some may say, ‘DeWine, you’re crazy! This million-dollar drawing idea of yours is a waste of money.’ But truly, the real waste at this point in the pandemic -- when the vaccine is readily available to anyone who want it -- is a life lost to COVID-19,” DeWine said.

DeWine says there will be a total of five weekly drawings, done on Wednesdays, for each prize with the first winners being announced on May 26.

Any winners must have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the date of each respective drawing.

These drawings will be handled by the Ohio Department of Health with assistance from the Ohio Lottery Commission. The funding will come from existing federal Coronavirus Relief Funds.

More information and contest rules will be announced next week.

Ohio joins Indiana, Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Idaho, North Dakota, Mississippi, Arizona, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Utah, Tennessee, Wyoming, Iowa, Arkansas,Wisconsin, South Dakota and Montana in lifting the mask mandates.

Folks, again take this shit seriously. When vaccinations are over 60% of the American public, then the pandemic could come to an end.

White people, Republican voters and religious extremists do not take this shit seriously. They will regret it.

We have lost over 620,000 Americans to the coronavirus. Americans are slowly returning back to normal life. 

Had Washed Up 45 took on the challenge of coronavirus pandemic, we would not be in this mess.

President Joe Biden deserves all the credit in getting vaccines to the states. He deserves credit for helping Americans in the short term with the American Rescue Plan and pushing forward on getting the infrastructure bill passed.

DeWine will likely win reelection given his careful approach. He is one of the few Republicans who said he will work with Biden to make sure America is on the right path.