CDC’s Walensky: Vaccinated K-12 Students Should Wear Masks Inside and Outside

Walensky And CDC has ░░░░░░░░ for months unvaccinated individuals ░░░░░░░░ get vaccinated and continue ░░░░░░░░ until they are fully ░░░░░░░░ In areas with substantial ░░░░░░░░ high transmission CDC recommends ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated people wear masks ░░░░░░░░ public indoor settings to ░░░░░░░░ prevent the spread of ░░░░░░░░ Delta variant and protect ░░░░░░░░ This includes schools CDC ░░░░░░░░ that s everyone in ░░░░░░░░ 12 schools wear a ░░░░░░░░ indoors including teachers staff ░░░░░░░░ and visitors regardless of ░░░░░░░░ status Children should return ░░░░░░░░ full time in person ░░░░░░░░ in the fall with ░░░░░░░░ prevention strategies in place ░░░░░░░░ CDC recommends community leaders ░░░░░░░░ vaccination and universal masking ░░░░░░░░ prevent further outbreaks in ░░░░░░░░ of substantial and high ░░░░░░░░ With the Delta variant ░░░░░░░░ more Americans now is ░░░░░░░░ urgent than ever The ░░░░░░░░ spread of cases and ░░░░░░░░ outcomes is happening in ░░░░░░░░ with low vaccination rates ░░░░░░░░ among unvaccinated people This ░░░░░░░░ and most importantly the ░░░░░░░░ illness suffering and deaths ░░░░░░░░ have been avoided with ░░░░░░░░ vaccination coverage in this ░░░░░░░░ Covid 19 continues to ░░░░░░░░ present many challenges and ░░░░░░░░ exacted a tremendous toll ░░░░░░░░ our nation We continue ░░░░░░░░ follow the science closely ░░░░░░░░ update the guidance should ░░░░░░░░ science shift again We ░░░░░░░░ take every step we ░░░░░░░░ to stop the Delta ░░░░░░░░ and end this pandemic ░░░░░░░░ now I m happy ░░░░░░░░ take your questions Thank ░░░░░░░░