CDC Director: ‘We’re Not Saying Everyone Has to Take Their Mask Off If They’re Vaccinated’

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WALENSKY: "Yeah. So, first, I want to convey that we are not saying that everybody has to take off their mask if they're vaccinated. And it's been 16 months that we've been telling people to mask. And this is going to be a slow process. The other thing is that every community is not the same. Not all communities have vaccination rates that are high. Not all — and some communities still have case rates that are high. So, these decisions have to be made at the community level. But what we're saying to those essential workers is that, if those workers are vaccinated, they are safe. So, it's really — we are really asking the businesses to work with their workers to make sure that they have the paid time off to get themselves vaccinated, so they can be safe."