CDC ‘Looking At' Whether Masks Are Still Needed Outdoors

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is "Looking at" whether people should continue to wear masks outdoors amid the pandemic.

"One of the things I think that's really important to understand is, while there's wonderful news and we're getting more and more people vaccinated every single day, we still had 57,000 cases of COVID yesterday, we still had 733 deaths."

We are really trying to scale up vaccination. We have this complex message that we still have hot spots in this country. And we will be looking at the outdoor masking question but it's also in the context of the fact that we still have people who are dying of COVID.".

Show host Samantha Guthrie then asked, "I understand this is really complicated, but if people are getting vaccinated but they still have to wear masks-they're outside in the fresh air and the warm weather but the CDC is still saying, 'Well you should probably wear your masks'-What's the incentive? Isn't part of this part of a reward thing where, 'Do the right thing and you'll be rewarded?' Do you balance that at all when you're making these decisions about the guidance that you give?".

The agency said it generally recommends that people should wear masks "In public settings, at events and gatherings, and anywhere they will be around other people," as well as on any public transportation.

The CDC in another guidance updated April 2 noted that people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should "Keep taking precautions" in public spaces, such as wearing a mask, staying six feet away from others, and avoiding crowds.

Currently, 26 U.S. states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, require people to wear masks in public.

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