Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules

Leo Carney, kitchen manager at McElroy's Harbor House in Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, said the removal of coronavirus restrictions will disproportionately impact Black residents — many of whom are essential workers, Friday, March 5, 2021. Carney said he would feel better with restrictions being removed if essential workers had access to the coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Leo Carney, kitchen manager at McElroy's Harbor House in Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, holds his ever present face mask, Friday, March 5, 2021. Carney said the removal of coronavirus restrictions will disproportionately impact Black residents — many of whom are essential workers. The Biloxi native said it would feel better with restrictions being removed if essential workers had access to the coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Leo Carney, kitchen manager at McElroy's Harbor House in Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, stands along the dock at the city's small craft harbor on Friday, March 5, 2021, as he speaks about his belief that the removal of coronavirus restrictions will disproportionately impact Black residents — many of whom are essential workers. Carney said he would feel better with restrictions being removed if essential workers had access to the coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Bartender Dino Keres prepares drinks at Sam’s Grill in San Francisco on Thursday, March 4, 2021. As more states lift mask mandates and ease restrictions on businesses, front-line workers, including bartenders, restaurant servers and retail workers, face new worries about how to keep themselves safe amid the coronavirus outbreak that experts warn is far from over. (AP Photo/Mike Liedtke)

Ro Hart, an assistant general manager and hostess at Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco stands in front of a totally empty indoors seating area during the lunch hour on Thursday, March 4, 2021. As more states lift mask mandates and ease restrictions on businesses, front-line workers, including bartenders, restaurant servers and retail workers, face new worries about how to keep themselves safe amid the coronavirus outbreak that experts warn is far from over. (AP Photo/Mike Liedtke)

Leo Carney, kitchen manager at McElroy's Harbor House in Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, said the removal of coronavirus restrictions will disproportionately impact Black residents — many of whom are essential workers, Friday, March 5, 2021. Carney said he would feel better with restrictions being removed if essential workers had access to the coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Bartender Dino Keres prepares drinks at Sam’s Grill in San Francisco on Thursday, March 4, 2021. As more states lift mask mandates and ease restrictions on businesses, front-line workers, including bartenders, restaurant servers and retail workers, face new worries about how to keep themselves safe amid the coronavirus outbreak that experts warn is far from over. (AP Photo/Mike Liedtke)