A mask mandate along the Treasure Coast may come to an end Tuesday.
St.
Lucie County commissioners will discuss the mandate at their board of county commissioner meeting set for 6 p.m.
ALONG THE TREASURE COAST.
ST.LUCIE COUNTY IS THE NEXTCOMMUNITY TO DECIDE WHETHEITS TIME TO DROP THE RULE.
ADISCUSSION TRIGGERING PLENOF REACTION.
TONIGHT WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S DEREK LOWEWITH INSIGHT FROM ACOMMISSIONER... AND A DOCTOR.A POTENTIAL END TO ST LUCIECOUNTY'S MASK MANDATE.
ONTUESDAY - COUNTY COMMISSIONERSWILL CONSIDER REPLEALING AMANDATE IN PLACE SINCE LASTJULY.
543 CATHY TOWNSEND,DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONER I KNOWTHAT IT'S OUR JOB TO PROTECTTHE VULNERABLE BUT AT THE SAMETIME IT'S NOT OUR JOB TODICTATE TO YOU YOUR LIFE.DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONER CATHYTOWNSEND SAYS SHE'S BEENTRYING TO GET THE MANDATEREPEALED FOR MONTHS.
1032TOWNSEND I'VE HAD TWO PEOPLEEMAIL THE OFFICE AND SAY KEEPTHE MASKS.
EVERYBODY ELSEHANDS DOWN HAS SAID TO ME INPUBLIC, EMAILED ME, CALLED MTEXT, SAID IT'S TIME TO ENDTHE MASK.
DR MARK PAMER,PORT ST LUCIE PULMONOLOGIST,SAYS IT'S TOO SOON.
DR. MAPAMER, PULMONOLOGIST 137 ITSEEMS TO MAKE SENSE AT TSUPERFICIAL LEVEL WHEN YOU'REVACCINATING MORE PEOPLE ITMIGHT BE TIME TO REDUCE THEMASK MANDATE BUT YOU DON'TTAKE YOUR PARACHUTE OFFHALFWAY DOWN THE TRIP.
(SHOWGRAPHIC HERE) FOR THE PAST 6WEEKS - ST LUCIE COUNTY'SPOSITIVITY RATE HAS REMAINEDBELOW 10%.
DR PAMER 150 WE'VENOWHERE NEAR REACHED THE POINTOF HERD IMMUNITY, LOOKING AT70-90% VACCINATION AND RIGHTNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ATHIRD OF THE UNITED STATHAVING HAD ONE VACCINE ANDMAYBE ONLY 20% HAVING HAD BOTHVACCINATIONS.
BRIDGE: IF THEMASK MANDATE IS REPEALED, ITONLY APPLIES TO GOVERNMENTOWNED SPACES.
PRIVATEBUSINESSES CAN STILL REQUIREMASKS.
RAY DESMANGLES,RESIDENT 5423 WE'VE GOT TO GETBACK TO NORMAL AT SOME POINT.SOME RESIDENTS WE SPOKE WITHSAY THEY DO WANT TO BEMINDFUL... OF OTHER PEOPLE'SOPINIONS.
RAY 5547 I DON'TBELIEVE MASKS ARE THE CURE,I'M NOT A HUGE FAN OF THEM.BUT OUT OF RESPECT FOR THEPEOPLE AROUND ME AND THEFELLOW RESIDENTS, I THINK IT'SONLY RIGHT THAT WE RESPEEACH OTHER AND RESPECT EACHOTHER'S OPINIONS.
IN PORT STLUCIE - DEREK LOWE.
WPTV NC 5.ALONG THE TREASURE COAST -INDIAN RIVER COUNTY DECIDED TOEXTEND ITS MASK MANDATE FOR 6MONTHS BACK IN JANUARY.
MARTINCOUNTY ENDED ITS MANDATE BACKIN OCTOBER.
PALM BEACH COUNTYHAS EXTENDED ITS FACE MASKRULE THROUGH AT LEAST APRIL18TH.
AND IN OKEECHOBEECOUNTY, YOU NEED TO WEARMASK IN COUNTY BUILDIN
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