As Mask Mandates End, , Should You Continue To Wear One?.<br />CNN reports that although many communities in the United States have started to ease or eliminate mask mandates, .<br />guidance from U.S. health <br />officials remains unchanged.<br />So, do we wear the mask or not?.<br />Experts say the answer to that question depends on where you live.<br />They say if your community's <br />vaccination rate is high, you should <br />be safe to ditch the mask.<br />As the cases are decreasing <br />right now with Omicron, <br />you know, in a couple of weeks, maybe removing masks is actually the right thing to do. , Dr. Carlos del Rio, executive associate dean <br />of Emory University School of Medicine, via CNN.<br />Still, guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <br />has not been updated for some time.<br />The CDC's current guidelines advise <br />those 2 or older to wear a mask in <br />indoor public spaces unless they're up to date on their coronavirus vaccine.<br />The CDC's current guidelines advise <br />those 2 or older to wear a mask in <br />indoor public spaces unless they're up to date on their coronavirus vaccine.<br />CDC data shows that many Americans are not up to date on coronavirus vaccines.<br />as merely 42.4% of Americans <br />have received a booster shot.<br />as merely 42.4% of Americans <br />have received a booster shot
