CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Sunday defended her agency s abrupt reversal on face mask wearing
But, in four media interviews, she did little to clear up lingering confusing caused by the change in policy
She urged people who were not vaccinated to wear face masks The honor system is to be honest with yourself, she said on Fox News Sunday. If you are not vaccinated, you are not safe We also need to say that this is not permission for widespread removal of masks, she said on ABC
Change in CDC policy last Thursday left states, businesses and communities scrambling to review their face mask guidelines
Statements by Fauci and the CDC director make the timing of this announcement worthy of scrutiny. So, what’s going on here? Could this decision by the CDC and fully supported by the Biden administration – whose members have sported masks outdoors and otherwise for months while fully vaccinated – have something to do with politics?
Of course it does, because it s safe to say that the post-honeymoon stage for the new president is going excessively poorly.
The bad times began after a devastating jobs report to kick off the month, with the 266,000 jobs added falling 735,000 short of expectations. But a large reason around the “why” of the historic miss is something Team Biden has no answer for. The Washington Post reports that the average unemployment payment in New York is now $33,540 a year. In North Dakota, where the cost of living is much lower, one could collect $36,764. In New Jersey, $37,388. In Washington State, $41,444.
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His long sleeves were rolled up on his toned arms as he took in the Big Apple sights during the casual walk.
The handsome Swede kept AirPods in his ear to keep the music going while out and about along the city s busy sidewalks.
Looking fit: The 44-year-old heartthrob looked fit in a chest-hugging navy shirt and skinny jeans after having lunch in Manhattan s Soho neighborhood on Thursday
Guidlines: The True Blood actor skipped the mask as CDC guidance on face coverings loosened amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
The sighting comes after it emerged he has signed on for a recurring guest star role in the third season of critically-acclaimed series Succession, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter earlier this month.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) was unhappy Friday when a congressional aide suggested he no longer needed to wear a mask after leaving the House floor.
“You don’t tell me what to fucking do!” he said to Nick Dyer, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) spokesman.
Another verbal altercation just happened in the House:
MTG’s spokesman Nick Dyer told @RepSwalwell: “Biden says you can take off your mask”
Swalwell confronted Dyer, got in his face and according to Dyer, said: “You don’t tell me what to fucking do!”
Swalwell later tried to explain his pushback towards the aide’s reminder. He tweeted:
Matthew McConaughey looked as if he was standing on top of the world in a stunning photo taken out in the desert and shared to his Instagram on Friday.
But the 51-year-old Oscar winner seems to have irked some of his fans after they reacted with puzzlement and occasional fury at him wearing a mask, despite new CDC guidance allowing fully vaccinated people to go mask-free in most indoor and outdoor circumstances.
The Dazed And Confused actor joins other stars who are continuing to mask up above and beyond the new guidelines.
Playing it safe: Matthew McConaughey wore a mask while enjoying a beautiful nature scene on Friday, despite new CDC guidance that would have allowed him to go mask-free