{"id":1302953,"date":"2022-02-16T13:57:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T18:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1302953"},"modified":"2022-02-16T14:00:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T19:00:44","slug":"centers-for-disease-control-again-refuses-to-lift-mask-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/centers-for-disease-control-again-refuses-to-lift-mask-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"Centers for Disease Control Again Refuses to Lift Mask Mandates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcenters-for-disease-control-again-refuses-to-lift-mask-mandates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1302953&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/CDC-Director-Rochelle-Walensky-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Wednesday they would not lift mask mandates recommended for the majority of the country, despite Democrat governors announcing plans to end them.<\/p>\n<p>CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky indicated it was important for Americans to \u201cstay safe and protect others\u201d by continuing to wear masks, even though Chinese coronavirus cases were falling.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are all cautiously optimistic about the trajectory that we are on,\u201d Walensky said during a White House coronavirus briefing on Wednesday. \u201cThings are moving in the right direction but we want to remain vigilant to do all we can so this trajectory continues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A host of Democrat governors in recent weeks announced plans to lift mask mandates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/coronavirus\/dc-drops-mask-mandates\/2972028\/\">including<\/a> Washington, DC mayor Muriel Bowser.<\/p>\n<p>Walensky did not address <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/cdc-masks-cdc-expected-update-mask-guidance-early-week-rcna16331\">reports<\/a> the CDC was preparing to loosen masking guidelines by next week but stated the process would be determined by \u201cdata\u201d and \u201cscience.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Many parents are frustrated with ongoing mask mandates for children in schools, as Republicans have hammered Democrats for keeping masking and vaccine mandates in place.<\/p>\n<p>But Walensky&nbsp;indicated she wanted people to prepare for future mask-wearing if the number of cases changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing when these metrics are better and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen,\u201d Walensky said.<\/p>\n<p>She also said she wanted everyone in America to keep wearing masks if they felt like doing so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe certainly want people to have the flexibility to wear one if they so choose,\u201d Walensky said.<\/p>\n<p>White House Coronavirus task force director Jeffrey Zients repeated that President Joe Biden and his administration would let the CDC continue to take the lead on issues of masking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything is driven by science and public health,\u201d Jeffrey Zients, adding that \u201cour highest priority is fighting Omicron.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Wednesday they would not lift mask mandates recommended for the majority of the country, despite Democrat governors announcing plans to end them. 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