New mask guidance from the CDC has met with criticism from some public-health experts who are frustrated by the agency’s messaging and the lack of transparent data behind the change
New mask guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released this week has met with criticism from some public-health experts who are frustrated by the agency’s messaging and the lack of transparent data behind the change.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Tuesday said she had seen new data that vaccinated people who experienced rare breakthrough infections of Covid-19 carry a similar level of viral load as infections among unvaccinated people and could potentially spread the virus, spurring a renewed recommendation forin areas of high or substantial transmission. She said the CDC had collected data from outbreak investigations but provided few details on the call.
The recommendation—to wear masks in public indoor spaces where the virus is circulating widely—came a little over two months after the agency said
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