To prevent the Delta variant from spreading further in the united states, the CDC has modified its mask recommendations. Fully vaccinated persons should wear masks inside if they are in locations where COVID-19 transmission is "substantial" or "high." This covers approximately two-thirds of all counties in the United States.

"I've seen fresh scientific data from recent epidemic investigations demonstrating that the Delta variant acts notably different from other strains of the virus that causes COVID-19," CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky told reporters on tuesday (local time).

Soon after the CDC's pronouncement, the white house released a statement stating that President Joe Biden and white house staff will start wearing masks inside while travelling to areas of the country where Covid transmission rates are high.

Biden "I hope that all Americans living in the areas covered by the CDC guidelines will follow them; I will definitely do so when I visit these places." In areas of the nation where the virus is spreading, even those who have been fully vaccinated will need to wear masks in public indoor settings. health authorities now urge universal masking at schools that intend to reopen this autumn, regardless of vaccination status or community transmission.

According to a former CDC director, the united states is on course to see 200,000 daily cases in the next weeks. "We're about to enter a difficult period," tom Frieden predicts. The CDC said two months ago that fully vaccinated persons no longer need to wear masks in most situations. The white house had billed the weeks leading up to July 4 as a "summer of freedom" for combating the virus.


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