Biden: get vaccinated or wear a mask
Anyone who is fully vaccinated in the United States can now participate in indoor and outdoor activities without wearing a mask or physical distancing, president Joe Biden announced on Thursday. Speaking from the Rose Garden in The White House, the president said it was a “great day for America” after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the new advice. “The rule is now simple: get vaccinated or wear a mask until you do. The choice is yours,” he said. In an earlier briefing, CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky said: “If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic.” Meanwhile, as Pfizer s vaccine has now been approved for children aged 12 to 15, the president of the American Federation of Teachers has called for schools throughout the US to reopen fully in the autumn. The Washington Post, NBC, The New York Times and the BBC have more
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FILE - In this May 13, 2021, file photo, May 13, 2021, visitors walk without masks on the pier in Santa Monica, Calif. A number of states immediately embraced new guidelines from the CDC that say fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks indoors or out in most situations. But other states - and some businesses are taking a wait-and-see attitude. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) world
States, business try to sort out what new CDC mask guidance means May 15 05:50 am JST May 15 | 06:44 am JST WASHINGTON
More than a dozen states quickly embraced new federal guidelines that say fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or out in most cases. But other states and cities and some major businesses hesitated amid doubts about whether the approach is safe or even workable.
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John Bechtold puts his face covering on as he passes his storefront sign that lists COVID-19 protective covering required to enter in his retail shop, Friday, May 14, 2021, in Pittsburgh s South Side neighborhood. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) May 14, 2021 - 5:33 PM
More than a dozen states quickly embraced new federal guidelines that say fully vaccinated Americans no longer need to wear masks indoors or out in most cases. But other states and cities and some major businesses hesitated amid doubts about whether the approach is safe or even workable.
As many business owners pointed out, there is no easy way to determine who has been vaccinated and who hasn t. And the new guidelines, issued Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, essentially work on the honor system, leaving it up to people to do the right thing.