Today's D Brief: Vaccinated can drop masks; Israel-Gaza battle continues; USMC major arrested; Air Force One, late; And a bit more.
By Ben Watson
May 14, 2021 10:47 AM ET
The D Brief
If you’re fully vaccinated, it’s time to remove those COVID masks, the Defense Department announced in an internal memo Thursday, shortly after President Joe Biden delivered that message to the American public from the lawn of the White House.
“Today is a great day for America in our long battle with the coronavirus,” Biden said. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — the CDC — announced that they are no longer recommending that fully vaccinated people need wear masks. This recommendation holds true whether you are inside or outside.”
For the military, that means anyone who is at least two weeks past their final vaccine dose no longer has to wear a mask inside or outside, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in the memo (PDF) distributed Thursday.
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/05/the-d-brief-may-14-2021/174045/
