Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that he expects the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue updated guidelines on the disease Wear masks outside While the risk of spreading COVID-19 in the fresh air is “really very low”.
“I think it makes sense now that the risk in the open air is really very low,” said Faucy He said “This Week” on ABC’s. “Obviously, if you are a vaccinated person and you wear a mask outdoors, the risk is small.”
The White House chief medical officer said new studies on low-risk outdoor environments are likely to provide new guidelines.
He said, “What I think you will hear, and what the state will hear soon, is updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”
“The CDC is a scientific organization. They don’t want to provide guidance unless they look at the data and the data back it up. But if you look at the logical position, it’s clear that the risk is real, really low, especially if you had the vaccine. “
The news comes as if some countries don’t need masks – Like Texas And Florida – has lower infection rates than others with mandates for indoor public spaces or crowded areas.
Texas had an average of 70 new cases per 100,000 people in the past seven days, while Florida had about 186 cases, according to the CDC.
While Sunshine was still among the top ten hardest hit states, it still outperformed Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania, all of which have masked mandates.
Michigan has become a virus hotspot averaging seven days with 390 new infections per 100,000 people, according to the CDC.
The data showed that Pennsylvania had about 221 cases under the same measures.
Big Apple alone has recorded about 206 cases per 100,000 cases in the past seven days, while the rest of the state has recorded about 176 cases, according to the CDC.
Mayor of Blasio He said last week The Al-Maskah states are expected to be in the city until at least June.
Health experts have warned that the emergence of highly contagious species is leading to outbreaks across the country.
Fauci said Sunday that the country is “in some way” getting closer to normal, but noted that there are still an average number of new cases, around 60,000 cases a day.
“This is a risky level and we don’t want it to go up,” he said.
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