CDC Doubles Down <br />on Mask Requirements, for Vaccinated Americans.<br />Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <br />Director Rochelle Walensky reiterated that it is <br />still safe for vaccinated Americans to go <br />maskless in most public settings.<br />If you are vaccinated, you are safe from the variants that are circulating here in the United States, Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via 'The Hill'.<br />The Delta variant of the coronavirus <br />is thought to be responsible for COVID-19 surges <br />occurring all over the world.<br />Parts of the U.S. in which vaccination rates fall <br />well below the national average are prepping for <br />significant increases in hospitalizations and deaths.<br />The World Health Organization (WHO) recently <br />amended its own mask guidance.<br />suggesting that even those who are vaccinated <br />should continue to wear masks in public.<br />In the U.S., health officials in Los Angeles County similarly <br />amended its mask guidance for vaccinated residents.<br />CDC Director Walensky responded <br />to questions regarding both instances.<br />The WHO has to make guidelines and provide information to the world [...] there are places around the world that are surging, Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via 'The Hill'.<br />We have always said that local policymakers need to make policies for their local environment, Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director, via 'The Hill'.<br />A recent British study found that <br />two doses of the Pfizer vaccine was <br />88 percent effective against the Delta variant
