CDC Director Rochelle Walensky called Monday a “landmark day” in the fight against the coronavirus. The CDC reported more than four million teens, between the ages 12-17 years old, have gotten their first vaccine dose.
Guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to say schools should keep using masks until the end of the school year. The agency released updated guidance on Saturday.
Yesterday, the CDC announced it is easing mask mandates for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control released a statement regarding the new update to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask guidelines.
The FDA is expanding the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 12-15. CDC leaders plan to meet later this week to discuss distribution, and kids could start getting shots in arms as early as this week once the CDC director signs the agency’s recommendations.
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U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers.
President Joe Biden is expected to announce new mask guidance Tuesday. Sources say he will release updated outdoor mask wearing guidelines from the CDC during his remarks on Tuesday.
The CDC says they want everyone who can get vaccinated to do so before they head to summer camp. Their newly released guidelines state every camper over the age of 16 should be vaccinated, and camps should enforcing social distancing as well as continuing mask wearing.
U.S. authorities are weighing whether to resume the Johnson & Johnson vaccine more than a week after a pause was issued out of an abundance of caution. A government advisory panel is discussing a possible link between J&J’s shot and a handful of vaccine recipients who developed highly unusual blood clots. New guidance is expected later in the day.
