CDC Recommends Masks For Fully Vaccinated People In Certain Areas, Reversing Earlier Decision

WASHINGTON D.C. (CNN/KDKA) — To prevent further spread of the Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on Tuesday to recommend that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors when in areas with “substantial” and “high” transmission of Covid-19, which includes nearly two-thirds of all US counties.
According to the CDC’s COVID-19 data tracker Tuesday afternoon, no counties in the Pittsburgh area have “subst