Donna Anderson, left, walks with her friend Christine White, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Olympia, Wash. Both women said they are fully vaccinated and have felt comfortable recently in not wearing masks when they are outdoors. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 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. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask
FILE - In this Wednesday, March 3, 2021 file photo, people wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus walk through a shaft of light on a street in Philadelphia. On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don t 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. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A person sits in Bryant Park after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new guidelines regarding outdoor mask wearing and vaccination during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, US, April 27, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
US health officials said Tuesday that people who have been fully vaccinated and have waited at least two weeks after their last shot don t need to wear masks outdoors when alone, with members of their household and other vaccinated family and friends or in small gatherings.
The CDC also said vaccinated people can gather in small groups outdoors without masks even if the group includes unvaccinated individuals.
Posted : 2021-04-28 09:58
Updated : 2021-04-28 10:48
A woman not wearing a face mask speaks on the phone as she walks past the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, April 27. AFP-Yonhap
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.
NEW YORK (AP) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated American