The latest C.D.C. guidelines have resulted in more questions than answers.
 | By Alexandra Sifferlin Senior Staff Editor, Opinion |
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people who are vaccinated do not need to wear face masks in most situations. Vaccinated people still need to follow federal, state and local rules around masking, but the agency says they are highly protected against Covid-19 and are unlikely to transmit the virus to others. Several prominent businesses and localities announced plans to relax their own rules for mask-wearing after the C.D.C. announcement. |
Readers, understandably, had a lot of questions. So we asked an airborne-transmission expert, Linsey Marr, an epidemiologist, Caitlin Rivers, and a virologist, Juliet Morrison, to answer several of them. They shared advice on some of the most pressing and difficult dilemmas brought by the C.D.C.'s change in guidance: What to do with unvaccinated children? Is it really safe to unmask if you live in a state with a low vaccination rate? |
You will notice the experts don't always agree. Their advice reflects different considerations and approaches to risk. The reality of this transition phase of the pandemic is that there are not going to be clear-cut answers that will apply to everyone. |
What they all agree on is that the vaccines are incredibly effective and that being vaccinated will make your life safer and easier. |
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