KVRR Local News Experts say public is not ready to forgo masks It's still recommended in public that fully vaccinated people mask. Sounds a bit like a broken record, but that's what I think we still need to do," March 9, 2021 FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With the CDC updating its COVID-19 guidelines experts say we are not in the clear just yet. Parts of the country have already begun easing restrictions on mask mandates including North Dakota Legislature dropping mask usage within chambers and Grand Forks County forgoing all masks. Experts at Sanford Health say even with low case numbers and a little over 20 percent of people in the state receiving vaccines, the body still needs a full two weeks to become fully vaccinated.