CDC Update: Masks Still Required at Joe Black Barbershop to Ensure Customer Safety

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made an unexpected update to their guidelines, noting that fully vaccinated people could now safely go most places, indoors or outdoors, without a mask. And if you’re like many people in the Pearland and Houston metro areas, you may be wondering what this all means when it comes to the barbershop.

Well, you’re not alone. In fact, according to The New York Times, the latest update has created some confusion between local, state, and national officials.

Add to the equation that according to The USA Today, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco, and other public companies no longer require masks for vaccinated customers while retailers, including Apple, Target, CVS, and Walgreens, say they are still evaluating the CDC guidance but say they could update policies.

Starbucks plans to update its policy starting Monday and makes masks “optional for vaccinated customers beginning Monday, May 17, unless local regulations require them by law.”

However, the best barbershops in Pearland and the Houston metro area, such a Joe Black Barbershop, continue to uphold various safety measures to ensure that everyone who enters the barbershop has the maximum amount of protection.

Joe Black Barbershop has implemented three standard operating procedures to ensure that you are safe.

Step #1: Upon Arrival, Wait In Your Vehicle. Unlike before the COVID-19 pandemic, only a limited number of customers are allowed inside the barbershop at one time. This ensures that you and the barbershop staff have limited contact with people you don’t know or do not live with you.

Step #2: You Will Be Alerted Once Your Barber Is Ready For You. Joe Black Barbershop believes in providing a clean environment for every customer. In between each customer haircut, the staff at Joe Black Barbershop thoroughly cleans and sanitizes the top, bottom, and inner parts and crevices of the barber seats; the armrests, floor, door handles, restrooms, etc. This ensures that once you enter the barbershop, everything is like new.

Step 3: Temperature Check. Once you arrive at the barbershop’s front door, a staff member will perform a temperature check by taking your temperature. This safety measure ensures that all customers and staff are not at risk of contracting the coronavirus by avoiding active symptoms.

Following this, customers are directed to sanitize their hands, and masks remain on at all times. If beard services are required, the mask will be removed in an open area – socially distanced – for that time period.

Feel free to book an appointment today with the best barbershop in Pearland and the Houston metro area.