MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Target will require team members working in "areas with substantial or high risk of transmission, as defined by the CDC" to wear face coverings beginning on Aug.
3, according to a press release from the retailer."Substantial" and "high risk" are two tiers on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s four-tier system that measures the level of community transmission by county.
The level of transmission is determined by the number of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people and the positivity rate over the past seven days, according to the CDC.
The transmission rate demonstrates how much risk unvaccinated and vaccinated people are of contracting the virus.RELATED: US hits vaccine milestone as 70% of US adults now.