Do you still need a mask? Here's how the CDC determines if you should wear one

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Do you still need a mask? Here's how the CDC determines if you should wear one
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When can I stop wearing a mask? Here's what factors the CDC is looking at when it comes to changing mask guidance.

Beyond those basic measures, the CDC has listed other factors that can help communities determine when to relax masking protocols.from July 2021 also listed vaccination coverage and the virus's impact on local hospitals as factors in considering when to ease up on masking.

"Our hospitalization rates are still quite high," Walensky said, adding that hospitalization and death data also should be key factors in determining if and when mitigation guidance, such as masking, should be lifted. Piedra suggested adding the consideration of how well the world at large is vaccinated against Covid-19, "so we don't get these waves of viruses coming into the U.S.""I understand perfectly well that we're trying to go back to having a normal society, but the truth is that this virus came not at our request," Piedra said. "It came, and it has had a huge societal impact in terms of death and hospitalization in the U.S. and many other countries.

Until then, masking across the U.S. remains part of the solution, Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, said Wednesday in the White House briefing.

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