As the U.S. faces a surge of new COVID cases due to the Delta variant, health officials are now recommending that Americans mask up again.
from COVID-19 in the U.S. are among unvaccinated people. Those who are vaccinated can still sometimes become infected with the virus, but face far milder symptoms if they do. Vaccinated people also greatly reduce their chances of being hospitalized or dying of the disease, according to health experts.
“The real reason to add that layer of protection with masks has a lot more to do with concerns about you being vaccinated and infected, not even knowing it, and potentially passing it on to half the country, which is not vaccinated for a variety of different reasons,” said Patel.The new CDC guidance encourages vaccinated people to wear masks “in areas with substantial and high transmission.
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