As COVID-19 vaccines and complete vaccinations become more common, Dr. Anthony Fauci set out the conditions under which people can stop wearing masks.
Face masks were an integral part of the distribution of COVID-19. Wearing personal protective equipment is necessary in many public spaces.
On Monday, March 1, Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Biden, said there is a point – and for some people it is already here – when they can stop wearing face masks. .
If someone is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, it’s good that he’s not wearing a face mask, Fauci said.
This relaxation of the rules comes at a time when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is compiling a list that can safely vaccinate well-vaccinated people.
Anyone who has not yet been vaccinated, or has only received the first dose of two doses, should still take the traditional safety precautions of COVID-19 for wearing masks, regular hand disinfection and social distance.
During a Monday press conference with Fauci and CDC director Rochelle Walensky, Fauci gave an example of what mask-free socialization might look like.
“I use the example of a daughter who was double-vaccinated from outside the city, and a husband and wife who were double-vaccinated, and maybe a neighbor you know was double-vaccinated,” Fauci said. ‘Small gatherings in the house of people, I think you can clearly feel that the risk – the relative risk is so low that you do not have to wear a mask, that you can have a good social gathering in the house.
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