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This is how the CDC guidelines for masks in schools will change

2021-07-27T18:43:18.060Z


So far, the CDC states that people 2 years and older who are not fully vaccinated should wear masks to school.


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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States is expected to recommend that everyone in schools from elementary to high school wear a mask, regardless of their vaccination status, when they update this Tuesday. their guidelines on wearing face masks, according to a government health official.

The CDC will also urge people vaccinated in certain areas of the country to return to wearing masks due to COVID-19.

The CDC is expected to say that people in areas with high or significant transmission of COVID-19 will revert to wearing masks, according to sources familiar with the announcement.

  • CDC will recommend that vaccinated people in certain areas of the U.S. revert to wearing masks

High and Considerable Transmission of Coronavirus in Nearly Two-thirds of U.S. Counties

Nearly two-thirds of US counties have high or significant transmission of COVID-19, according to CDC data;

46% of counties have high transmission and 17% significant transmission.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is expected to announce the decision at an informational meeting taking place Tuesday at 3:00 pm ET.

The new guidance comes about two months after US President Joe Biden declared it was a "great day in America" ​​when the CDC revised its guidelines on mask use for vaccinated people and reflects a setback. psychological for a country struggling to emerge from the clutches of the pandemic.

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The use of masks is a politically charged issue, and the decision to revise the mask guidelines will undoubtedly meet with a severe setback from Republicans, especially in schools.

Current CDC guidelines state that all persons 2 years of age and older who are not fully vaccinated must wear masks to school.

New CDC guidelines, with a more methodical process

CNN previously reported that senior officials met Sunday night to go over new data and evidence on the variant's transmissibility and sudden developments in the cases, according to a person familiar with the meeting.

Two months ago, when the CDC updated the mask guidelines saying that most of those who are fully vaccinated could go without masks indoors, those guidelines moved so quickly that government officials were informed with less than a day in advance.

This time, the process is unfolding more methodically while deciding how to proceed.

White House officials have repeatedly said that it will be up to the CDC if the official guidelines are changed, and that they will follow the directions of health and medical experts.

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Vaccinated people could transmit virus due to delta variant, health officials say

A senior government official said the more transmissible delta variant prompted the decision to change the official guidelines.

"It is based on the fact that the delta variant is clearly more transmissible than the previous ones," the official said.

The new evidence found that the levels of virus found in the new cases among vaccinated people are similar to those found in unvaccinated individuals who contract the coronavirus, raising concerns that vaccinated individuals may spread the virus, the official said.

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The investigation continues

Another health official said that based on the latest data, authorities believe that vaccinated people account for only a small amount of coronavirus transmission and that the overwhelming majority of the spread is still by unvaccinated people.

However, they know that there can be sudden advances in cases and that new data suggests that some vaccinated people can transmit it, which is the factor that has prompted Tuesday's decision, while they continue to investigate the situation.

The variants of the virus that predominated in the past did not appear to be transmitted by fully vaccinated people.

"When information is obtained about the risks and how to mitigate them, there is a public health obligation to inform people about it," said the senior government official.

The need for masks at the local level

The White House hopes the new guidance will give local officials "plenty of coverage" to apply the new mask mandates when appropriate.

Authorities in several places, including Los Angeles, have been forced to revert to previous mask requirements due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations among Americans who refused to be vaccinated.

"Wrong address"

Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Bidenen's chief medical adviser on covid-19 and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday that the US was "going in the wrong direction" as the number of Covid-19 cases continue to rise, especially among unvaccinated Americans.

Biden said last week that two dozen members of his covid response team were examining the increase in cases and hospitalizations among the unvaccinated, and determining whether new mask recommendations were necessary.

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Source: cnnespanol

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