Comment: Time to trash your face mask? Not so fast


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  • Sunday, 16 May 2021

Not so simple: The CDC’s eased guidance on mask wearing is actually is filled with exceptions — it doesn’t extend to buses, trains or planes. Or hospitals and nursing homes. Or prisons, or homeless shelters, or businesses that require face coverings... — AP

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday announced that people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 may participate in activities indoors without wearing face masks or observing social distancing, even those in crowded settings. It had previously said vaccinated people could lose the mask when outdoors, which is pretty safe even for unvaccinated people.

“We have all longed for this moment, when we can get back to some sense of normalcy, ” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said during a media briefing Thursday.

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