{"id":521899,"date":"2021-05-18T13:51:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=521899"},"modified":"2021-05-18T13:51:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:51:18","slug":"after-mass-confusion-former-surgeon-general-says-cdc-fumbled-new-mask-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-mass-confusion-former-surgeon-general-says-cdc-fumbled-new-mask-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"After Mass Confusion, Former Surgeon General Says CDC \u2018Fumbled\u2019 New Mask Guidelines"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fafter-mass-confusion-former-surgeon-general-says-cdc-fumbled-new-mask-guidelines%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=521899&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\/2021\/05\/trump-2-2.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spurred nationwide confusion when it announced last week that it was overhauling guidance on mask-wearing durng the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are\u00a0fully vaccinated, you can resume activities that you did prior to the pandemic,\u201d the CDC said in its updated guidance. \u201cFully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CDC Director Rachel Walensky said: \u201cAnyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities \u2014 large or small \u2014 without wearing a mask or physically distancing. If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, uh, everything is back to normal, everyone can go maskless if vaccinated? Not by a long shot. Not only do all the state and local laws apply (don\u2019t forget tribal regulations), but every business and office building and sports venue can have its own rules, too.<\/p>\n<p>Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams says the CDC blew the rollout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this was an appropriate call based on the science,\u201d Dr. Jerome Adams said Monday on CNN\u2019s\u00a0\u201cNew Day.\u201d \u201cI think the play call was right, but they fumbled the ball at the one-yard line in terms of communicating this to the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.630630630631\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The new CDC guidance on mask wearing \u201cwas an appropriate call based on the science,\u201d says Dr. Jerome Adams, the former US Surgeon General under the Trump administration. \u201cBut they fumbled the ball at the one yard line in terms of communicating this to the public.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K3R0bhAoC9\">pic.twitter.com\/K3R0bhAoC9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New Day (@NewDay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewDay\/status\/1394252274780803073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Adams, who served as surgeon general under President Donald Trump from 2017 through the end of his term in 2021, said the new CDC guidance announced by Walensky left everyone \u201cblindsided.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you miss the nuance about protecting yourself versus protecting an organization,\u201d Adams said. \u201cIt was a little bit of whiplash for the American public in terms of them saying just a week before, \u2018Keep your mask on\u2019 and then all of sudden they\u2019re saying, \u2018Now you can take them off.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sudden CDC announcement left millions of Americans wondering whether they need to mask up or if they can go maskless, and while some stores immediately changed their rules, others did not. Walmart, Costco, Sam\u2019s Club, Publix, and Trader Joe\u2019s, for example, all bailed on the requirement, saying people who have been fully vaccinated can go without masks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn accordance with CDC guidelines, individuals who are not fully vaccinated are required to use face coverings over their noses and mouths while inside any Publix store,\u201d the grocery store chain said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s unclear who will be allowed to go maskless or whether stores will require proof. Costco sought to clear that up, saying, \u201cWe will not require proof of vaccination, but we ask for members\u2019 responsible and respectful cooperation with this revised policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While some stores said they would make no change to mask mandates, Walmart \u2014 the country\u2019s No. 1 retailer, with more than 4,700 stores in the U.S.\u00a0\u2014 said in a memo to employees that vaccinated customers will be allowed to shop without masks. The chain said employees who have been vaccinated can work without masks as of May 18, adding that it is paying $75 bonuses to vaccinated workers as \u201ca thank you for getting vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to request that non-vaccinated customers and members wear face coverings in our stores and clubs. We will update the signage in our facilities to reflect this,\u201d said the memo from both Walmart and Sam\u2019s Club.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spurred nationwide confusion when it announced last week that it was overhauling guidance on mask-wearing durng the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201cIf you are\u00a0fully vaccinated, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278438,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/trump-2-2.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"After Mass Confusion, Former Surgeon General Says CDC \u2018Fumbled\u2019 New Mask Guidelines","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-521899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/trump-2-2.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"After Mass Confusion, Former Surgeon General Says CDC \u2018Fumbled\u2019 New Mask Guidelines","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=521899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=521899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=521899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=521899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}