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U.S. CDC calls for masks in areas of high COVID-19 transmission, even for fully vaccinated | CBC News

U.S. CDC calls for masks in areas of high COVID-19 transmission, even for fully vaccinated | CBC News

U.S. CDC calls for masks in areas of high COVID-19 transmission, even for fully vaccinated | CBC News
Jul 27, 2021 1 min, 12 secs

Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should go back to wearing masks in indoor public places in regions where the coronavirus and especially the delta variant are spreading rapidly, U.S.

The CDC said children should return to full-time, in-person learning in the fall with proper prevention strategies.

"In areas with substantial and high transmission, CDC recommends that fully vaccinated individuals wear a mask in public indoor settings to help prevent spread of delta and protect others," the agency said.

counties had high transmission rates that warranted mask wearing.

In May, the agency advised that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks outdoors and can avoid wearing them indoors in most places, guidance the agency said would allow life to begin to return to normal.

David Doudy, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University, said the CDC guidance was motivated by a change in infection patterns.

"We're seeing this doubling in the number of cases every 10 days or so," he said.

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American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten praised the new CDC mask guidance in a statement, saying it was needed "to deal with the changing realities of virus transmission.".

On Monday, the Biden administration confirmed it will not lift any existing international travel restrictions, citing the rising number of COVID-19 cases and the expectation that they will continue to rise in the weeks ahead.

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