{"id":176051,"date":"2023-06-11T20:41:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T00:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=176051"},"modified":"2023-06-11T20:41:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T00:41:31","slug":"white-house-mandates-masks-distancing-for-unvaccinated-despite-emergencys-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/white-house-mandates-masks-distancing-for-unvaccinated-despite-emergencys-end\/","title":{"rendered":"White House mandates masks, distancing for unvaccinated \u2014 despite emergency\u2019s end"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2797221945\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1821964652\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>The White House\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/10\/biden-signs-bill-ending-covid-national-emergency-with-month-to-spare\/\">ended the national emergency over the COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0pandemic weeks ago, but is still mandating masking and social distancing for the unvaccinated at its events, according to a report.<\/p><div id=\"antig-493987370\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Earlier this week, the White House Office of Legislative Affairs sent an invitation to members of Congress to attend \u201cCollege Athlete Day,\u201d a celebration honoring the NCAA men\u2019s and women\u2019s national championship teams.<\/p>\n<p>The invite notes that while lawmakers will not have to take a COVID test, they will have to mask up and be socially distant if they are unvaccinated,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/white-house-mandating-face-masks-social-distancing-unvaccinated-college-athlete-day-guests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Fox News<\/a>, which obtained one of the emails.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2729829658\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012433557.jpg?resize=231,154&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012433557.jpg?resize=322,215&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012433557.jpg?resize=600,400&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012433557.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012433557.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012433557.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Joe Biden.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-modal-image=\"27431678\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Biden\u2019s White House is still mandating masks for the unvaccinated.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000006629183.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"27431681\"><\/button><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27431681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000006629183.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000006629183.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 3552w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000006629183.jpg?resize=300,182&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000006629183.jpg?resize=768,467&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000006629183.jpg?resize=50,30&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"A sign about mask mandates.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" data-modal-image=\"27431681\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\u201cMasking Guidance: Fully vaccinated guests are not required to wear a mask on the White House grounds,\u201d the email read.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Biden Administration ended the nation\u2019s emergency declaration over the pandemic in April.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3767614214\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201cMasking Guidance: Fully vaccinated guests are not required to wear a mask on the White House grounds,\u201d the email reads. \u201cGuests who are not fully vaccinated must wear a mask at all times and maintain at least 6 feet distance from others while on the White House grounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta\" data-comment-count=\"\" data-prompt=\"What do you think?\">\n<div><button class=\"social-icons__icon social-icons__icon--comments social-icons__icon--comments--has-count social-icons__icon--comments--inline\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Post a comment.\"><span class=\"social-icons__icon--comments__count\">235<\/span><\/button><\/p><div id=\"antig-2140736233\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img 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