On February 23, 2022, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that it would be modifying its Health Officer Order to allow establishments, businesses, and venues verifying vaccination status to make masking indoors optional for fully vaccinated patrons and workers. The modified Order will go into effect at 12:01 am on Friday, February 25, 2022.

Businesses, establishments, or venues that want to allow fully vaccinated customers and workers to unmask while indoors must verify that 100% of customers and workers provide proof of full vaccination or proof of a recent negative COVID-19 viral test.  Employees will be allowed to submit a negative test result every three days.  Customers must have proof of a negative test within two days of entry for a PCR test and one day of entry for an antigen test.  Businesses that want to allow only fully vaccinated customers to unmask indoors while onsite workers remain masked are not required to verify worker vaccine or test status.  With both options, customers that are not fully vaccinated must continue to wear masks indoors when not actively eating or drinking.