CDC Announces Fully Vaccinated Americans Should Wear Masks Again Inside Public Spaces In Places With ‘High Transmission’

WASHINGTON (WJZ) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a reversal connected the disguise mandate Tuesday.

The CDC is recommending adjacent afloat vaccinated radical deterioration masks successful public, indoor spaces successful areas with precocious transmission rates. Also, teachers, students and visitors in K-12 schools should deterioration masks successful schools.

READ MORE: Less Than 24% Of Marylanders Remain Unvaccinated As Delta Covid Variant Continues To Spread

This is owed to an summation successful cases crossed the state owed to the Delta variant.

In April, the CDC eased its guidelines saying that afloat vaccinated Americans nary longer needed to deterioration look coverings successful crowds.

In May, the CDC further relaxed restrictions stating that that fully-vaccinated Americans nary longer needed to deterioration look coverings successful immoderate setting. However, the guidance inactive called for wearing masks successful crowded indoor spaces specified arsenic buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and stateless shelters.

CDC recommends adjacent afloat vaccinated radical deterioration masks successful public, indoor spaces successful areas with precocious transmission rates—and teachers, students and visitors successful K-12 schools should deterioration masks. @wjz

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In Maryland, some section and authorities officials are urging the remaining unvaccinated residents to get vaccinated.

READ MORE: Baltimore Mayor Says Vaccine ‘Difference Between Life and Death’ As Some City Neighborhoods Only 30% Vaccinated; Mayor, Governor Say No New Restrictions For Now

They accidental the much unsafe delta variant is spreading faster.

Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday the Delta variants are “scary and dangerous, much virulent, much contagious, and they’re spreading each implicit our state.”

Hogan said it’s not a deficiency of entree to vaccines, but that the remaining 24% of radical inactive garbage to get the vaccine.

“We’re going to support trying to person them 1 astatine a clip that they’re going to beryllium safer, oregon their families are going to beryllium protected, and their communities are if they would each get the vaccine,” Hogan said.

The Delta variant is fueling caller cases successful Maryland. Cases person been increasing successful Maryland for weeks and the authorities has reported much than 300 caller regular cases astatine slightest 3 days successful July.

“Please don’t hold until you’re sick successful a infirmary furniture speech to your doc astir getting the vaccine,” Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa said.

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