CDC Recommends Continued Mask-Use in<br />Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools.<br />On Saturday, the C.D.C. announced that schools in the<br />United States should continue enforcing COVID-19 safety measures<br />through the end of the 2020-2021 school year.<br />This includes physical distancing and the use of<br />face masks among students, staff and teachers.<br />All schools should implement and layer<br />prevention strategies and should<br />prioritize universal and correct use<br />of masks and physical distancing, CDC, via guidance.<br />C.D.C. Director Dr. Rochelle P.<br />Walensky told ‘Fox News Sunday’<br />that school guidance would be<br />updated over the summer.<br />We need to update our school guidance,<br />child care guidance, travel guidance —<br />we have a lot of work that we need to do …<br />We are actively working on that now, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky.<br />The agency’s latest guidance came on the<br />heels of their sudden announcement that vaccinated<br />people don’t need to wear masks indoors. .<br />The announcement confused<br />many parents, as there has<br />yet to be a COVID-19 vaccine<br />authorized for children under 12.
