{"id":1359352,"date":"2022-03-04T20:31:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T01:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1359352"},"modified":"2022-03-04T20:31:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T01:31:49","slug":"cdc-92-percent-of-u-s-population-can-ditch-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-92-percent-of-u-s-population-can-ditch-masks\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC: 92 Percent of U.S. Population Can Ditch Masks"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fcdc-92-percent-of-u-s-population-can-ditch-masks%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=1359352&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\/03\/GettyImages-1221373555-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that nearly 93 percent of the U.S. population can go about their lives without masks.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/about-face-coverings.html?s_cid=10493:covid%2019%20vaccines:sem.ga:p:RG:GM:gen:PTN:FY21\">rolled<\/a> out revised guidelines for mask-wearing in indoor settings February 25, nixing mask recommendations for individuals in counties with \u201clow\u201d or \u201cmedium\u201d coronavirus \u201ccommunity levels.\u201d Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/25\/cdc-announces-indoor-masking-no-longer-required-just-before-bidens-sotu\/\">noted<\/a>\u00a0the change in guidance came just days before President Joe Biden\u2019s State of the Union address.<\/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>\u201cThe agency said on Thursday that 85.4% of counties now rank as low or medium risk and 92.9% of the population lives in those counties,\u201d Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/cdc-more-than-90-us-population-areas-where-can-skip-wearing-masks-2022-03-03\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When the CDC first released the revised guidelines, roughly 70 percent of U.S. counties, which are home to 72 percent of the population, registered \u201clow\u201d or \u201cmedium\u201d coronavirus \u201ccommunity levels,\u201d according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CDC is updating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> community recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>CDC\u2019s new COVID-19 Community Level tool classifies every county in the US into low, medium, or high, with recommended prevention measures for each level.<\/p>\n<p>Check your area\u2019s level and learn more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UZxX67a6M3\">https:\/\/t.co\/UZxX67a6M3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CDC (@CDCgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CDCgov\/status\/1497317727047925760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Previous masking guidelines focused on transmission levels, while the latest recommendations are formed through analysis of hospital admissions, occupied inpatient bed rates, and new case rates over a 7-day period, according to the CDC and Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Guidelines for low community level counties include staying up to date on vaccinations and testing when symptoms arise. In counties with medium community levels, those who are immunocompromised or at higher risk of severe illness are recommended to consult with their doctors about masking in addition to staying up to date on vaccines and testing when symptoms occur. The CDC still recommends indoor masking for those in counties with high coronavirus community levels.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous federal agencies have begun ending mask mandates, according to Reuters:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A growing number of federal agencies have told government employees this week they can stop wearing masks indoors in federal buildings in the Washington, D.C. area and other low or medium COVID areas, including the State Department, Pentagon, Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration and Justice Department.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally, federal agencies no longer need to regularly screen unvaccinated employees in counties with low community coronavirus levels, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>CDC Director Dr. Rochelle\u00a0Walensky commented on the relaxed mask recommendations, hinting that the CDC could potentially reverse course in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to give people a break from things like mask wearing when levels are low, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things get worse in the future,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Though nearly 93 percent of the U.S. population is no longer under mask recommendations, White House\u00a0Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zients stated Wednesday that \u201cthere would be \u2018no change\u2019 to the mask mandate for airplanes and public travel, but that an \u2018evaluation\u2019 of the mandate was taking place,\u201d Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/02\/joe-biden-coronavirus-team-cites-science-to-defend-keeping-masks-mandates-on-airplanes\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Public transportation and airplane mandates are set to expire on March 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that nearly 93 percent of the U.S. population can go about their lives without masks. 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