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Ae, <br /> CONTRA COST, <br /> H F.A I,T H S F, R V I F. S <br /> HOME�NEWSROOM-PRESS RELEASES-BAY AREA HEALTH OFFICIALS URGE IMMEDIATE VACCINATION AND <br /> ISSUE ORDERS REQUIRING USE OF FACE COVERINGS INDOORS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 <br /> Media Release <br /> Bay Area Health Officials Urge Immediate <br /> Vaccination and Issue Orders Requiring Use of <br /> Face Coverings Indoors to Prevent the Spread of <br /> CO VID-19 <br /> Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San <br /> Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley Indoor <br /> Masking Orders Take Effect Tuesday <br /> Like 1 K CONTACT <br /> Monday,August 2, 2021 CCHS Media Line, <br /> 925-608-5463 <br /> Vaccination continues to protect against severe <br /> COVID-19 illness, but with the COVID-19 Delta RELATED <br /> variant now infecting a small percentage of <br /> vaccinated people as well as many unvaccinated C t Contra <br /> coostasta C 9ount <br /> people, eight Bay Area health officers have issued County <br /> health orders requiring masks indoors in public <br /> places. <br /> The orders require all individuals, regardless of <br /> vaccination status, to wear face coverings when <br /> indoors in public settings, with limited exceptions, <br /> starting at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, August 3rd. <br /> Vaccines remain the most powerful tool in the fight <br /> against COVID-19, including the Delta variant. <br /> Nonetheless, the Delta variant is infecting a small <br /> percentage of the vaccinated in the Bay Area — <br /> who still remain strongly protected against severe <br /> illness, hospitalization, and death. In those <br /> instances of infection in a vaccinated person, a <br /> face covering prevents further spread. Bay Area <br /> health officials urge all unvaccinated residents 12 <br /> and older to get vaccinated as soon as possible. <br />