Coronavirus Watch: Fully vaccinated people don't need to wear masks outside, CDC says
Grace HauckFully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear a mask outside, except in crowded settings, under new guidelines released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
During a White House briefing, public health officials said:
- Fully vaccinated individuals can unmask while walking, running, hiking or biking outdoors alone or with members of their household.
- Fully vaccinated people don’t need to wear a mask during small outdoor gatherings with fully vaccinated family and friends, or at gatherings with a mixture of vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
- Fully vaccinated individuals don’t need to wear a mask at outdoor restaurants with friends from multiple households.
It's Tuesday, and this is the Coronavirus Watch from the USA TODAY Network. Here's more news you need to know:
- India on Monday set a record for new coronavirus infections for the fifth day in a row at more than 350,000.
- California ranked 50th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows.
- The Navajo Nation has vaccinated more than half of its adult population against COVID-19, President Jonathan Nez said Sunday.
- Lawmakers in more than 40 states have introduced legislation that would forbid mandates requiring people get vaccinated.
Today's numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 32.1 million COVID-19 cases and 572,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, there have been more than 148 million cases and more than 3.1 million deaths. Nearly 43% of people in the U.S. have received at least one vaccine shot, and nearly 29% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.
See the numbers in your area here. Check out where cases are rising here. See how many vaccines your state has received here. And here, compare vaccinations rates worldwide and see which countries are using which vaccines.
– Grace Hauck, USA TODAY breaking news reporter, @grace_hauck