{"id":522335,"date":"2021-05-18T15:50:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=522335"},"modified":"2021-05-18T15:50:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:50:58","slug":"illinois-ends-mask-requirement-for-fully-vaccinated-mayor-says-she-will-still-wear-mask-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-ends-mask-requirement-for-fully-vaccinated-mayor-says-she-will-still-wear-mask-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Ends Mask Requirement For Fully Vaccinated, Mayor Says She Will Still Wear Mask For Now"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fillinois-ends-mask-requirement-for-fully-vaccinated-mayor-says-she-will-still-wear-mask-for-now%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=522335&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\/632CCACC-ADBC-4FC3-B838-20889F3648D9_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to new rules put out by Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) on Monday, the state will no longer require people who are fully vaccinated to wear masks in most settings.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Chicago Tribune <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/coronavirus\/ct-coronavirus-illinois-mask-mandate-20210517-3wulwtdeo5ejtoev3sbh5icovq-story.html\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> that the quick turnaround in guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week caused uncertainty in Illinois over the weekend as the governor\u2019s administration said that it would be updating guidelines but did not release official information for several days.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOne of the reasons that the CDC issued the rules as they did was the recognition that studies have now been done showing that if you\u2019re vaccinated, you\u2019re protected,\u201d Pritzker said at an unrelated event Monday before the new guidance was announced. \u201cIf you\u2019re unvaccinated, you are not protected. So I encourage people who are unvaccinated still to wear their masks but to go get vaccinated because I think we all want to get past this we all would like to take off our masks.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">More information is set to come out on Tuesday from Chicago health officials, but Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday she will continue to wear her mask in most public settings and is encouraging other people to do so, as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/after-mass-confusion-former-surgeon-general-says-cdc-fumbled-new-mask-guidelines\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> by The Daily Wire, the CDC caused confusion when it abruptly announced last week that it was changing guidance on mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\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 class=\"p1\">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 class=\"p1\">Lightfoot <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/illinois-lifts-mask-mandate-state-of-il-pritzker-update-order\/10655064\/\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a> the announcement led to some people being confused, and that Chicago needs additional information before it amends its mask rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI will just say for myself, I will continue to wear my mask, certainly indoors and in certain outdoor spaces, when I don\u2019t know the people that I\u2019m around, whether they have been fully vaccinated,\u201d Lightfoot said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When it comes to his own actions regarding wearing a mask, Pritzker said he would \u201ctake it gently and carefully going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBut I do think that the CDC guidelines are good ones, and we will follow them in Illinois,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The city of Chicago said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/illinois-lifts-mask-mandate-state-of-il-pritzker-update-order\/10655064\/\"><span class=\"s1\">statement<\/span><\/a> that it will \u201c\u2026support businesses who want to require masks inside their establishments\u2026Chicago will broadly align with the CDC and State\u2019s updated mask guidance\u2026 CDPH is reviewing the State\u2019s new executive order and will provide a formal update tomorrow.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The CDC has come under widespread criticism for its handling of masking guidance. Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/after-mass-confusion-former-surgeon-general-says-cdc-fumbled-new-mask-guidelines\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a> the CDC did not roll out the information well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\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<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\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.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>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<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to new rules put out by Gov. J.B. 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