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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mitchell Armentrout

Mask, restaurant vaccine mandates could end, if Omicron surge keeps weakening, officials say

Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady administers the second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Mayor Lori Lightfoot last year. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file

The city’s vaccine mandate for bar and restaurant patrons could be rescinded “quite soon” if COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations keep falling as drastically as they have over the past two weeks, Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said Tuesday.

Other coronavirus mitigations, including the statewide indoor mask mandate, could be reconsidered soon, too, as metrics improve across Illinois following the Omicron variant surge.

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