The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which was once too tightly tethered to former President Trump to make insightful and independent decisions, has done it again — except this time, it cannot blame Trump.
The vaccination rate for the country is below 50%. It is faulty reasoning to expect vaccine-hesitant people to be encouraged by this change to get vaccinated. Just the opposite will happen. People will think that since masks are no longer required, they should not bother to get vaccinated.AdvertisementKudos to Los Angeles for keeping its mask rules in place despite the CDC’s hurried revision of its recommendation. The latest advisory from the CDC is vague.
Not too long ago, scientists said at least 70% of the population must get fully vaccinated to have a chance at achieving “herd immunity” against COVID-19. We are still nowhere near that, and now the CDC is saying it’s OK for vaccinated people to go unmasked in many situations.
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