Face mask regulations for AMC, Cinemark, and Regal are easing up on the COVID-19 regulations, under the advice of the CDC. These leading film theater companies have announced that people can go mask-free when watching a movie in their local movie houses provided that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Earlier this week, the United States has reached a milestone that it has fully vaccinated half or 50 percent of the adult population of the country and that fully vaccinated adults would soon reach this milestone as well. The rising statistics of fully vaccinated people have been posing a positive development for the country, especially amidst this pandemic.
No, the pandemic is not yet over, but good thing is that the country has been easing down on restrictions because it has a continuous effort in the vaccination drive, initially said to be nearing down the "finish line." Moreover, the next focus of bio labs or big pharma including that of Pfizer and Moderna is the booster shots that would soon be administered.
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AMC, Cinemark, Regal No Longer Requires Face Masks for Vaccinated People
In the recent CDC guidelines and protocols, it was said that people who are fully vaccinated may opt to skip the use of masks, particularly because they would prove to be irrelevant as it is the vaccine's job to do so. However, this is only allowed for those who have already completed two doses of the approved immunization shots against COVID-19, no more, and certainly no less.
AMC, one of the largest film theater companies in the country, has recently released a statement regarding the revocation of its face mask regulations but is only for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Of course, people would have to bring proof of their vaccines with their original and legitimate COVID-19 vaccination cards.
Cinemark, another theater company in the country, has also released a statement, alongside Regal, which has eased up on COVID-19 restrictions for those who have completed their vaccines. The setup would still observe social distancing or have seats apart, but the good thing is that it would be easier to watch as there are no longer masks in the way.
Will Non-vaccinated or Partially-Vaccinated be Allowed to Watch a Movie?
There are a lot of grey areas with regards to the health protocols and set up in different public places, especially now that people more than half the people are partially vaccinated (or have received their first dose), and those who are fully immune to the virus.
However, it cannot be avoided that there are anti-vaxxers amidst this time, especially as they believe that COVID-19 is a myth (which is not) and that they do not need vaccines (which they do). This creates a dilemma or something to look into, especially for public places like film theaters, especially as it could invite in a place, where everyone does not have the same immunization as the other.
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Written by Isaiah Richard
