The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advises that Americans in counties representing over 70 percent of the population no longer need to wear masks inside to stop the spread of COVID and Omicron.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new recommendations on face coverings on Friday, effectively advising that Americans in counties representing over 70 percent of the population no longer need to wear masks inside in public. “We want to give people a break from things like masking when our levels are low and then have the ability to reach for them again should things get worse in the future,” said CDC director Rochelle Walensky. “We need to be prepared and we need to be ready for whatever comes next.” The move, which also allows the lifting of social distancing measures, comes as Omicron cases and hospitalizations drop rapidly throughout much of the United States and debate rages on about how and when to lessen pandemic restrictions for a virus that killed 2,908 Americans yesterday.
