PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia officials announced some changes to its mask mandate to help parents of kids who are too young for the vaccine.The city’s health department reinstated an indoor mask mandate in Philadelphia Wednesday with an exception for places that required vaccinations.
People spoke up and Friday the city amended its plans to make things a little less complicated for families with children who cannot yet get the vaccine.According to the health department, pharmacies, grocery stores, doctor's offices and urgent care centers do not have the option to require proof of vaccination at the door instead they must mandate masks to better accommodate families. "Parents do not have to worry that they'll be unable to stop by the grocery.