COVID-19 adolescent hospitalization rates peaked at 2.1 per 100,000 in early January 2021, declined to 0.6 in mid-March, and rose to 1.3 in April. Among hospitalized adolescents, nearly one-third required intensive care unit admission and 5% required invasive mechanical ventilation, but no associated deaths occurred.
Some are prepared to stop wearing masks in indoor settings, while others are more hesitant By Kerry Breen | TODAY •
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Amid new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many fully vaccinated people in the United States have been eager to hang up their masks, while others are still a little hesitant to give up the protective face coverings.
The guidance, which was released in May and said that fully vaccinated people did not need to wear masks or socially distance in indoor settings, has been adopted in most areas, though businesses are allowed to require customers wear masks or follow other safety procedures. Some have expressed concern about not knowing the vaccination status of strangers, making them hesitant to go maskless.
Some are prepared to stop wearing masks in indoor settings, while others are more hesitant By Kerry Breen | TODAY •
Getty Images
Amid new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many fully vaccinated people in the United States have been eager to hang up their masks, while others are still a little hesitant to give up the protective face coverings.
The guidance, which was released in May and said that fully vaccinated people did not need to wear masks or socially distance in indoor settings, has been adopted in most areas, though businesses are allowed to require customers wear masks or follow other safety procedures. Some have expressed concern about not knowing the vaccination status of strangers, making them hesitant to go maskless.
Some are prepared to stop wearing masks in indoor settings, while others are more hesitant By Kerry Breen | TODAY •
Getty Images
Amid new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many fully vaccinated people in the United States have been eager to hang up their masks, while others are still a little hesitant to give up the protective face coverings.
The guidance, which was released in May and said that fully vaccinated people did not need to wear masks or socially distance in indoor settings, has been adopted in most areas, though businesses are allowed to require customers wear masks or follow other safety procedures. Some have expressed concern about not knowing the vaccination status of strangers, making them hesitant to go maskless.