Cuomo: New York State To Review New CDC Guidance Calling For Indoor Masking, Regardless Of Vaccination Status, In Areas Where COVID Spread

CBS New York

July 28, 2021

The CDC is now advising people in areas of the U.S. where there is a high or substantial risk of COVID spread to wear masks indoors, even if they’re vaccinated.

As CBS2’s John Dias reports, the CDC says it did not do this lightly, but given the large number of people who refuse to get vaccinated, it is necessary to get the Delta variant under control.

With the dangerous Delta variant on the rise, the CDC‘s new guidance says even people who have received a vaccine should wear masks indoors in areas where the rate of infection is high or substantial. It would not apply to Connecticut, where all areas are considered moderate, but in New York and New Jersey, it includes several areas.

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