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More US sites lift mask requirement

2021-05-20T14:07:37.363Z


Several days since the CDC said fully vaccinated Americans can, for the most part, ditch their masks, more places are announcing changes to their policies or removing the requirement.


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Days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that fully vaccinated Americans can, for the most part, stop wearing a mask, more and more places are announcing changes to their wearing policies. face cover or removing the requirement entirely.

CVS pharmacy and Target said Monday they will no longer require fully vaccinated customers to wear masks inside their stores unless required by local leaders, joining other companies that have dropped mask mandates for those who have received their vaccinations.

"Face covers will continue to be strongly recommended for clients and team members who are not fully vaccinated," Target said in a statement.

Unvaccinated CVS clients are asked to continue wearing face masks.

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that fully vaccinated people will no longer have to wear masks in many places, with exceptions in schools, healthcare facilities and transportation centers.

"And if they are not vaccinated or not fully vaccinated yet, we need them to continue to protect themselves," Bowser said Monday.

And beginning Wednesday, New York will adopt CDC guidelines and will not require masks or social distancing for fully vaccinated people, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday.

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But experts are concerned about the rapid changes and say that without verification systems, some parts of the country now have to rely on an honor system to ensure that unvaccinated Americans are covered - a system that some say does not work.

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"I say this with respect to the CDC, but we really have to get back to a point where we encourage (people) to get vaccinated and more of that approach instead of celebrating our new freedoms," said the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. , to CNN on Monday.

"Because the honor system just isn't working here, I don't think it's going to work in many parts of this country," said Mayor Quinton Lucas.

Now, the mayor said, local officials are concerned about how to move forward.

“It creates these kinds of challenges where how does the store clerk review it?

How does our health department actually enforce any rules?

So while I respect many of the jurisdictions that are dealing with, I really believe that adhering to (the guidance of) the CDC is a challenge for us, ”the mayor said.

Some state and local leaders cling to face masks

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Other leaders have not been so quick to deviate from mask-wearing requirements.

While Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced the end of the state mask mandate last week, Baltimore City health officials announced that a local mandate would remain in effect until at least 65% of adults in Baltimore have received at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine.

In New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order Monday that eliminates the requirement for masks for public outdoor spaces, but kept the requirement for indoor public spaces and workplaces.

'Outdoor environments present a lower risk of virus transmission than indoor environments, and lifting the indoor mask mandate at this time could lead to increased transmission among those who are not yet fully vaccinated, including those children who are not yet eligible or who have recently become eligible, "Murphy said in a statement.

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"As we approach our vaccination goal in the coming weeks, we hope to be able to safely and soon eliminate the indoor mask requirement," he added.

California also plans to maintain its mandate for masks for indoor activities for another month, authorities said.

The state's facial coverage rule will be lifted for fully vaccinated residents on June 15, Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced Monday.

"This four-week period will give Californians time to prepare for this change, as we continue the relentless focus on vaccine delivery, particularly to underserved communities and those that were hit hard during this pandemic," said Ghaly.

The vaccine effort continues

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So far, about 47.5% of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine, and about 37.3% of the country is fully vaccinated, CDC data shows. .

One expert said she expects about 20-25% of Americans to not get vaccinated, but says she has not given up hope in all the people who have yet to get the vaccine.

"It's still going on on the ground, it's about going door to door, it's about getting trusted community leaders," ER Dr. Megan Ranney said Monday.

For example, he said, if people are offered a vaccine directly, they will often agree to receive it.

"If we do that, we will get a significant percentage of people who have not yet been vaccinated," he added.

The CDC is also asking companies to help support workers getting vaccinated, director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told CNN earlier this week.

"We are really asking companies to work with their employees to make sure they have paid time off to get vaccinated and be safe," Walensky said.

Expert: The pandemic will not end in the US until it ends globally

Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden said Monday that his administration would share millions more doses of covid-19 vaccines with other countries, in addition to the 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine already pledged. to share on July 4.

The president said the United States would share at least 20 million doses of covid-19 vaccines by the end of next month, for a total of 80 million doses to be shipped abroad.

The 20 million additional doses will include the vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson, as well as AstraZeneca, which must be approved by federal regulators before shipping abroad.

That effort is underway.

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"What they announced today is really important," former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden told CNN on Monday.

"This pandemic will not end for the United States until it ends globally."

Biden also said Monday's announcement was the latest effort by his administration to step up efforts abroad and work with other world leaders to end the pandemic and said he hoped to announce progress to defeat the pandemic abroad at the summit. from the G7 in June.

CNN's Alison Kosik, Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan, Naomi Thomas, Rebekah Riess, Kay Jones, and Aaron Pellish contributed to this report.

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Source: cnnespanol

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