Fully Vaccinated People Can Stop Wearing Masks Indoors and Outdoors, CDC Says

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that fully vaccinated adults can safely resume indoor or outdoor activities without masks or distancing, in gatherings large or small, reports National Public Radio . CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the new policy is based on recent real-world Israeli and American studies on people who have been vaccinated. She added that the federal mask mandate on public transit remains in effect for everyone, vaccinated or not, including on buses, trains, airplanes, and in stations and airports. But fully vaccinated people can resume domestic travel without having to get tested before or after, with no need to self-quarantine; nor must they quarantine following a known exposure provided they are asymptomatic. The updated guidance for fully vaccinated people is inapplicable to healthcare settings, which have their own separate policy. Walensky stated that unvaccinated people "remain at risk" of sickness and death, and should remain masked and compliant with physical distancing.