Starbucks, McDonalds Back To Mask Mandates
August 10, 2021 8:20AM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO – FEBRUARY 09: A sign stands outside of a McDonald’s restaurant February 9, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Fast food chain restaurant McDonald’s reported a 7.1 percent increase in same store sales for January as people look towards cheaper food alternatives in the weakening economy. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The surge of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has caused Starbucks and McDonald’s to pivot on their mask policy.
Starbucks now “strongly recommends” that customers wear masks when stopping in for a visit. McDonald’s is again making masks mandatory whether vaccinated or not.
Many believe that the way the chains are beginning to change policies could be a precursor for the rest of the country.
Have you started wearing a mask again? Do you think mask requirements everywhere will begin again?