REVERSAL: CDC To Again Recommend Masks Indoors

The New York Times reports:

Reversing a decision made just two months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to recommend on Tuesday that people vaccinated for the coronavirus resume wearing masks indoors under certain circumstances.

The change follows reports of rising breakthrough infections with the Delta variant of the virus in people who were fully immunized. But the new guidance would mark a sharp turnabout from the agency’s position since May that vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most indoor spaces.

Reports of clusters of infections among fully immunized people have suggested that the variant may be able to break through the vaccine barrier more often than previous iterations of the virus.

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Breaking News: The CDC will recommend that some vaccinated people resume wearing masks indoors under certain circumstances, in a sharp turnabout from the agency’s position since May. https://t.co/YDDcj0rZ3y

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