Biden expected to announce updated mask guidance on Tuesday

[mystery-ak]

Biden expected to announce updated mask guidance on Tuesday
By Brett Samuels - 04/26/21 11:56 AM EDT

President Biden is expected to announce on Tuesday updated guidance on masking from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), two sources confirmed to The Hill.

The guidance is still being finalized, according to multiple sources, but is likely to ease recommendations that Americans wear masks even while outdoors. Biden is expected to outline the changes in a speech on Tuesday more broadly addressing where the country stands in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

CNN reported the announcement will focus on whether vaccinated people need to wear masks when outdoors.

The CDC did not respond to a request for comment.

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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/550271-biden-expected-to-announce-updated-mask-guidance-on-tuesday

[BassWrangler]

Announcing a new chin diaper mode?

https://imgur.com/yMLm7bb

[Wingnut]

Biden;  "I am signing an EO to require all Zoom Meeting participants wear masks."

[BassWrangler]

Biden;  "I am signing an EO to require all Zoom Meeting participants wear masks."

Makes about as much sense as the rest of his policies.

[mountaineer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4qfDThQOMQ&t=31s

[PeteS in CA]

Other than for those into serial outdoor make-out sessions with total strangers, outdoor masking is pretty much pointless.

[skeeter]

If we all stick together, and follow the CDC guidelines, we may be able celebrate Memorial Day with our masks off at home. After 9pm. In the bedroom.

America, we can do this.

[GtHawk]

If we all stick together, and follow the CDC guidelines, we may be able celebrate Memorial Day with our masks off at home. After 9pm. In the bedroom.

America, we can do this.

Will that be to memorialize our freedom lost?

[BassWrangler]

Updated "mask" guideline from CDC:

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/27/cdc-fully-vaccinated-people-should-wear-masks-in-certain-settings-avoid-large-gatherings/

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated guidance for fully vaccinated persons on Tuesday, recommending that they continue to take precautions, such as wearing a “well-fitted mask” while in indoor public settings.

While the agency said fully vaccinated people would generally no longer need masks outside, the recommendation came with a significant caveat: “Except in certain crowded settings and venues,” recommending them to continue to avoid large public gatherings altogether.

[mountaineer]

I don't wear a "well fitted mask" anywhere. The one I don to enter the local grocery store is a single-layer of cotton sheeting that I sewed into a mask. It's a joke - and I don't care.

[libertybele]

 Seriously?  Who in their right mind wears a mask outside??  Why people wear a mask to bicycle, kayak, walk their dog, walk the park, etc., is beyond me. Other than tourists, no one wears a mask outside around here.  Fresh air and sunshine is far healthier than breathing through a mask for crying out loud.

Dementia Joe is going to tell us now that it's ok to wear a mask outside?  I know he's the president and all and years ago I actually had respect for the office of the presidency, but I can't help but say he's a dumb azz.

[mountaineer]

As I may have mentioned elsewhere, Mr. M and I just returned from his half-marathon in Gettysburg (he won his age group - first prize was a 6" apple pie, but I digress), and some runners in the half-marathon and the marathon actually were wearing face coverings. Idiots. That is so incredibly harmful to a runner.

[BassWrangler]

Seriously?  Who in their right mind wears a mask outside??  Why people wear a mask to bicycle, kayak, walk their dog, walk the park, etc., is beyond me. Other than tourists, no one wears a mask outside around here.  Fresh air and sunshine is far healthier than breathing through a mask for crying out loud.

Dementia Joe is going to tell us now that it's ok to wear a mask outside?  I know he's the president and all and years ago I actually had respect for the office of the presidency, but I can't help but say he's a dumb azz.

Lot of idiots here wear them outside. 99% women. I just ignore them.