Fauci: Bringing Back Mask Mandates Is ‘Under Active Consideration’

Jake Tapper Fauci yesterday ░░░░░░░░ We only have a ░░░░░░░░ time left Sources are ░░░░░░░░ CNN the top health ░░░░░░░░ are weighing whether to ░░░░░░░░ mask guidelines for vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ Are you part of ░░░░░░░░ conversations If so what ░░░░░░░░ you advising Do you ░░░░░░░░ masks should be brought ░░░░░░░░ for vaccinated Americans Fauci ░░░░░░░░ know Jake this is ░░░░░░░░ active consideration If you ░░░░░░░░ asking am I part ░░░░░░░░ the discussion Yes I ░░░░░░░░ part of the discussion ░░░░░░░░ I think what you ░░░░░░░░ seeing even though as ░░░░░░░░ our conversation at this ░░░░░░░░ the CDC still says ░░░░░░░░ recommends that if you ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated fully that you ░░░░░░░░ not need to wear ░░░░░░░░ mask indoors However if ░░░░░░░░ look at what s ░░░░░░░░ on locally in the ░░░░░░░░ in places like L ░░░░░░░░ County the local officials ░░░░░░░░ the discretion and the ░░░░░░░░ agrees with that ability ░░░░░░░░ discretion capability to say ░░░░░░░░ know you re in ░░░░░░░░ situation where we re ░░░░░░░░ a lot of dynamics ░░░░░░░░ infection Even if you ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated you should wear ░░░░░░░░ mask That s a ░░░░░░░░ decision That s not ░░░░░░░░ with the CDC s ░░░░░░░░ recommendations that give a ░░░░░░░░ of discretion to the ░░░░░░░░ And we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ in L A We ░░░░░░░░ seeing it in Chicago ░░░░░░░░ re seeing that in ░░░░░░░░ Orleans because the officials ░░░░░░░░ many of them are ░░░░░░░░ even if you re ░░░░░░░░ it s prudent to ░░░░░░░░ a mask indoors That ░░░░░░░░ a local decision.”