As Los Angeles County will not follow the state’s guideline to lift the mask mandate for vaccinated individuals next week, the county’s Department of Public Health outlined the criteria to drop masks in the coming weeks, if not months.  On Feb. 7, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that vaccinated people don’t need to wear masks indoors starting Feb. 15 as the direct result of the rapid decline of Omicron. Newsom said the COVID-19 cases reported statewide had decreased by 65 percent since the Omicron peak, and the hospitalization has stabilized across the state.   Although the change in state policy will allow most counties to drop the mandate, those that have locally issued mandates, such as Los Angeles County, can follow their own rules.   At the Feb. 8 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting, Ferrer once again clarified the requirements for the county to drop the mask mandate for both outdoor and indoor spaces.  To go …