Largest U.S. Nurses Union Slams CDC s Relaxed Mask Guidance as Dangerous
On 5/19/21 at 3:45 PM EDT
The largest union of registered nurses in the U.S. called upon the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to revise its relaxed mask guidelines for individuals who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, just two days after California broke with the federal agency and extended its own mask mandate.
National Nurses United President Jean Ross decried the CDC s updated guidance as dangerous and disappointingly not in the best interest of public health during a Wednesday news conference. We understand everyone s desire to get back to normal. Trust us we nurses would like nothing better, Ross said. But we are a profession based upon science, and the science shows this is exactly the wrong time to be relaxing our multi-pronged approach to infection control, that studies show actually work to control the virus.
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1of17Designer Gere Kavanaugh, left, wears a face mask of her design, as she exercises with Silver Age Home Health licensed vocational nurse Daisy Cabaluna during a weekly outdoors session at her home in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday, May 17, 2021. California is keeping its rules for wearing face masks in place until the state more broadly lifts its pandemic restrictions on June 15.Damian Dovarganes/APShow MoreShow Less
2of17Designer Gere Kavanaugh, left, wears a face mask of her design in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday, May 17, 2021. At right, Silver Age Home Health licensed vocational nurse Daisy Cabaluna monitors her temperature during a weekly outdoors visit at her home. California is keeping its rules for wearing face masks in place until the state more broadly lifts its pandemic restrictions on June 15.Damian Dovarganes/
Galip Vural, owner of Olympus Caffe & Bakery and Ephesus in Mountain View, likewise views the CDC change in guidance as premature. We are kind of confused, Vural said. We don’t know what we re going to do really. I’m thinking it’s too soon. I don’t believe (the pandemic) is finished.
-Galip Vural, owner of Olympus Caffe & Bakery and Ephesus
When Vural heard the CDC announcement, he wasn t sure whether or not businesses would be required to follow the new directive and allow staff to take off their masks.
Throughout the pandemic, Vural said he has been cautious and vigilant, paying attention to ICU-admittance numbers to keep track of the coronavirus s impact in his area. Currently, all 24 employees across his two stores must wear masks.
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