The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce Tuesday that some vaccinated individuals resume wearing masks in certain situations to protect against COVID-19, reversing its earlier guidance that only unvaccinated individuals should wear face coverings. In May, the CDC announced that vaccinated individuals were not required to wear masks indoors or outdoors, or physically distance, while maintaining that unvaccinated individuals should continue to wear masks and socially distance. At the time, the CDC still recommended that fully vaccinated individuals wear masks while in crowded indoor settings, such as riding public transportation and in hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters. Last week, the White House said unvaccinated individuals "should be more fearful" than the vaccinated of the threat of the delta variant. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWalensky added that unvaccinated individuals should take the delta variant "very seriously."

Source: Fox News July 27, 2021 14:46 UTC