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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don't need to
Fully vaccinated Americans can go outside without a mask, says CDC
But they should still wear masks outside if theyâre in a big crowd of strangers, according to the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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In this March 11 photo, President Joe Biden holds up his mask as he speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House in Washington. U.S. health officials on Tuesday say fully vaccinated Americans donât need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers, and those who are unvaccinated can go without a face covering outside in some cases, too. [ ANDREW HARNIK | AP ]
CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask
COVID response briefing: Fully vaccinated people don t need masks outdoors By Associated Press | April 27, 2021 at 11:32 AM CDT - Updated April 27 at 2:32 PM
NEW YORK (AP) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers.
And those who are unvaccinated can go outside without masks in some situations, too.
The new guidance represents another carefully calibrated step on the road back to normal from the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 570,000 people in U.S.
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New York: The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has eased its guidelines on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers.
And those who are unvaccinated can go outside without masks in some cases, too.
Vaccinated Americans exercising outdoors alone or with members of their household will no longer have to wear a mask under new CDC guidelines.
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The new guidance, announced on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), represents another carefully calibrated step on the road back to normal from the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 570,000 people in US.