After the CDC shifted this week to less restrictive mask guidance for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, some leaders in the public health world felt blindsided. While some people rejoiced, others say they feel the change has come too soon. Credit: MediaNews Group via Getty Images
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If you re fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (as in, you ve gotten all your shots and waited two weeks) the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday you can mostly go ahead and stop wearing your mask and stop social distancing â inside and out.
After the CDC shifted this week to less restrictive mask guidance for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, some leaders in the public health world felt blindsided. While some people rejoiced, others say they feel the change has come too soon. Ben Hasty / MediaNews Group via Getty Images
If you re fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (as in, you ve gotten all your shots and waited two weeks) the U. S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday you can mostly go ahead and stop wearing your mask and stop social distancing inside and out. Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance, the CDC now says. (There are some important exceptions we ll get into below).
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Local high-school teacher and coach Jason Korkosz had never heard of a living liver donor until shortly before he became one for his sister, Kristen Batkiewicz.
Korkosz, a self-described “very careful, very protective person,” especially regarding his health, said the prospect of donating a portion of his liver “was a little scary at first.”
But Korkosz said he decided to help his sister regain her health after discussing the surgery’s success rate and other details of the living liver donation process. Key to his decision was his faith in University of Chicago Medicine’s doctors and their expertise, as well as their diligence in making sure that he was fully on board.