Posted on 04/27/2021 10:16:19 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
(Reuters) - Fully vaccinated people can safely engage in outdoor activities like walking and hiking without wearing masks but should continue to use face-coverings in public spaces where they are required, U.S. health regulators said on Tuesday.
The updated health advice comes as more than half of all adults in the United States have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
"The release of these new guidelines is a first step at helping fully vaccinated Americans resume activities they had stopped doing because of the pandemic, while being mindful of the potential risk of transmitting the virus to others," the CDC said.
Wearing face masks has been considered by experts as one of the most effective ways of controlling virus transmission. With most COVID-19 transmission occurring indoors, and vaccinations on the rise, the use of masks outdoors has been under public debate for weeks in the United States as Americans look to enjoy the benefits of being fully vaccinated.
New COVID-19 cases have dropped 16% in the last week as the U.S. surpassed 140 million people having received at least one shot of authorized vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson's one-dose vaccine.
This was the biggest percentage drop in weekly new cases since February, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county data.
SMALL OUTDOOR GATHERINGS
The agency said fully-vaccinated Americans can safely dine outdoors with friends from multiple households at restaurants and attend small outdoor gatherings with a mixture of fully vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
CDC continues to recommend masking for crowded outdoor events such as parades and sporting events and indoor visits to the hair salon...
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“Some cases” = Everywhere, anytime
#MasksDontWork
Thank ya massa CDC, thanky.
You show is good to us.
I'm way ahead of them, sans vaccination.
I’ve been going outside without a mask since the beginning. As for Fake Sneezing, I don’t have to worry about faking it, I’ve got hay fever.
Burn the f@#$ing things!
It’s time to go back to what we’ve done for the last 60 years and ignore the drivel coming out of the CDC.
Here’s a little secret, unvaccinated people can unmask in public, too. All it takes is saying “No” when told to put a mask on.
Please don’t lock us down again, massa. We been good.
“The release of these new guidelines is a first step at helping fully vaccinated Americans resume activities they had stopped doing because of the pandemic, while being mindful of the potential risk of transmitting the virus to others,” the CDC said.
The condescension is strong in this one...
Since day one of the first 14 day contention, we have never worn a mask outside or in the car. Or in our own friggin’ house. But if someone FEELS better wearing one, go ahead. Just don’t come at me not wearing one. BRO! LOL!
Say no to thugs.
Hot tar, rails and feathers are good medicine for that.
I do not mask outside, will not, even if it gets me fired. How dare someone ask me my vaccination status.
Evidenced by experience of Texas, Florida, recent Spring Break, and so forth, there is lower risk without masks, than with.
Most are not wearing them outdoors already.
I haven’t worn a mask except when forced to. When this all started my housekeeper showed up with a mask on. I said...take that damn thing off. She said I’m wearing it for you. I said...no, take it off. She laughed and took it off. Said most of her older clients required it. I said not me. And we had a good laugh over it all.
Such BS
The Trump vaccine works?
I consider myself fully vaccinated by taking Vit D3, zinc, and quercetin
And now, ivermectin prophylaxis
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