California will continue its mask mandate until the economy fully reopens in June, the state’s health and human services secretary says. The announcement May 17 by Dr. Mark Ghaly came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on May 13 released new guidelines for the fully vaccinated. The CDC said masks and social distancing are no longer necessary for those who are inoculated against COVID-19. However, the new rules don’t apply to California quite yet, Ghaly said. “On June 15, California plans to implement the CDC’s guidelines around masking to allow fully vaccinated Californians to go without a mask in most indoor settings,” Ghaly said in a May 17 statement. While California is waiting to implement the CDC’s guidelines, some grocery stores in Orange County have extended its guidelines to shoppers. Grocery chains Trader Joe’s, Wal-Mart and Costco have lifted mask mandates for vaccinated customers, while other stores such as Ralph’s are waiting until June 15. The California Department of Industrial relations didn’t comment …