Thread by @GovInslee

Two weeks ago, I paused our Healthy Washington reopening plan because we saw a plateau in COVID-19 activity. That plateau has become a decline.

Because of that, I’m excited to announce a path to fully reopening our state by June 30 or sooner.
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WA could reopen before June 30 if 70% of Washingtonians 16 and older initiate vaccination.

Right now, 57% of eligible Washingtonians have received their first dose and 43% are fully vaccinated.

If you haven’t scheduled your vaccination yet go to vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov.

Starting Tuesday, all Washington counties will move to Phase 3 of the Healthy Washington plan. We will stay at 50% capacity for most indoor activities until after June 30.

However, if statewide ICU capacity reaches 90% at any point we will rollback activities to save lives.

Effective immediately, we’re also allowing additional activities with fewer restrictions for people who are fully vaccinated.

Spectator events, conferences, live performances, weddings, funerals and more will no longer limit the number of vaccinated attendees.

I’m also announcing that we will fully adopt the new masking guidance released by @CDCgov. That means fully vaccinated individuals can go without a mask in many situations.

I’m working with @WADeptHealth & @lniwa to provide updated guidance for businesses as soon as possible.