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, the COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing serious illness and death against the variant. According to data from the CDC, 49.5% of people in the US are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while 57.4% of people in the US are at least partially vaccinated.when the agency said fully vaccinated people could go without masks in nearly all indoor and outdoor settings. It still recommended that unvaccinated individuals continue to wear their masks in indoor settings.
Walensky previously said the change this week was a result of new information on the transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant. "Information on the Delta variant from several states and other countries indicates that, on rare occasions, some vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant after vaccination may be contagious and spread the virus to others," she said Tuesday.
"This new science is worrisome and unfortunately warrants an update to our recommendations," she added.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.
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