The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised that individuals who are fully vaccinated do not have to wear masks outdoors and can avoid wearing them indoors in most places.

The CDC is hopeful that the guidance will encourage more Americans to get vaccinated. The agency further stated that fully immunized individuals do not have to physically distance in most places. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky stated that the new guidance comes after a steep fall in cases, expansion of vaccines to younger individuals as well as vaccine efficacy against coronavirus variants.

President Joe Biden emerged at the White House for remarks without wearing a mask. "I think its a great milestone, a great day," he said… (Reuters, May 14, 2021)