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People walk on the street in San Mateo, California, the United States, June 14, 2021. California Governor Gavin Newsom and government health officials announced the official reopening of the state from Tuesday following months of anticipation. The reopening means that vaccinated people in California can go maskless in public, there will be no more limitations on out-of-state travelers, and California retail businesses can go back to full capacity. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

by Julia Pierrepont III

LOS ANGELES, June 14 (Xinhua) -- California Governor Gavin Newsom and government health officials announced the official reopening of the state from Tuesday following months of anticipation.

The reopening means that vaccinated people in California can go maskless in public, there will be no more limitations on out-of-state travelers, and California retail businesses can go back to full capacity.

However, even though those most stringent COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted, the underlying State of Emergency would stay in place in the most populous U.S. state, and officials have cautioned that quite a few restrictions would also remain as the state must follow a multi-tiered reopening.

California reported that 45 percent of its general population had been vaccinated as of Sunday.

In Los Angeles County, an average of 60 percent of the population had received at least one dose, local public health officials said, while cities like Arcadia, Alhambra, Culver City, and Beverly Hills were even more proactive, with vaccination rates topping 75-80 percent.

But those who haven't been vaccinated would still be required to wear masks, especially in more populated places like restaurants and bars, movie theaters, grocery stores and amusement parks.

Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner said fully opening Disneyland "is going to be very big -- it is one of our biggest employers."

"I don't think I'd head right out to a crowded bar yet," Noel V., advertising creator and father of two, told Xinhua. "But maybe the beach or outdoors at Disneyland is ok."

Determination of who has been vaccinated and who hasn't is based on an honor system, not proof of vaccination.

When asked how she felt about customers wearing masks, Susan, a clerk at one of the Ralph's grocery chain stores, who did not give her full name, told Xinhua on Sunday, "How are we supposed to know the difference between who's vaccinated and who isn't?"

Barry C., a former Coldwell Banker real estate executive, said, "Ultimately, in the 'mask-no mask debate,' businesses are going to do whatever makes their customers happy."

Retail chains like Safeway supermarkets and Target already announced they would no longer require vaccinated customers to wear masks.

However, even for the vaccinated there are many key exceptions where masks must still be worn, such as transportation hubs, schools, hospitals, homeless shelters and prisons, as well as venues of 5,000 spectators or more.

By far the biggest requirement for continued mask wearing would be for employees and other workers.

Officials at the U.S. Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA), the federal agency responsible for maintaining workplace safety, showed concern about lifting the pandemic emergency regulations too early.

The Cal-OSHA has voted to continue to require masks and social distancing rules in the workplace, prompting some business owners to complain about the state's more stringent restrictions while others accepted it as a necessary hardship to stay safe.

Hollywood film and TV production companies face their own challenges.

"Too many people from all over come together on a movie or TV set, so we need to continue to maintain strict COVID protocols to keep the industry's cast and crews safe and avoid costly shutdowns that can torpedo your budget overnight," said Jackie Stromsted, the COO of Hollywood Covid Production Specialists, which specializes in keeping productions safe.

"Hollywood can't afford to relax their COVID protocols yet. There's too much at stake and it still only takes one positive test to shut down an entire production," she explained to Xinhua. "People may chaff under the continued restrictions, but it doesn't make sense to risk it."

Brad Plows, a Hollywood animator for network and streaming clients, told Xinhua, "I've been working from my own small studio since the lockdown. My clients and I have all been vaccinated, so I feel comfortable not wearing a mask with them. I'll still wear one at bigger studios and in public, though."

The continued restrictions are unwelcome in some other industries.

"These constant restrictions are killing our businesses," asserted Tony, a manager at a bottling facility south of Los Angeles who did not give his full name. "It's a real hardship for us. California needs to let us compete with other states -- look how low our infection rates are!"

But the California Nurses Association argued that California was ahead of other states because of its restrictions.

The association has expressed concern that the CDC's rollback on protective measures like masking and testing threaten the lives of patients, nurses, frontline workers, children, and other medically vulnerable people.

"We cannot vaccinate our way out of this crisis," said Saskia Kim with the nurse association. "As much as we wish it were true, this pandemic is not over, and we cannot rely on just one intervention to prevent spreading."

"No one seems to know exactly what being vaccinated gets you, safety-wise," said Barney, a salesman from Los Angeles who prefers protocols remain in place longer.

"I mean, COVID vaccines aren't 100 percent effective, right?" he said. "And there are COVID variants that the virus might not work on, and what about all the people who haven't been vaccinated?" Enditem

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