If you're in an area with high COVID-19 transmissibility, the CDC says vaccinated people need masks. Here's what that means.

Their conclusion runs contrary to the CDC’s 2022 report, which found that an N95 mask cuts the odds of testing positive for the coronavirus by 83%, compared with 66% for surgical masks and 56% ...

The analysis found that wearing masks in public “probably makes little or no difference.” New research shows CDC exaggerated the evidence for masks to fight COVID - Chicago Sun-Times ...

At crucial time in the COVID pandemic in 2020, Trump's administration blocked the CDC from adopting a federal mandate requiring face masks on airline flights and other forms of transit.

The CDC said mask wearing would be optional at health care facilities that were outside areas of high transmission. Getty Images “Updates were made to reflect the high levels of vaccine- and ...

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday it had removed a mask recommendation from its monkeypox travel notice to avoid "confusion" over the disease, which ...

DOJ appeals mask ruling after CDC says mandate remains necessary 02:53. The Justice Department has filed an appeal that seeks to reverse a judge's recent ruling that ended the nation's mask ...

Just last week, the CDC extended this mask mandate through May 3. The masking requirement applied to airplanes, trains and other forms of public transportation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will extend its travel mask mandate for 15 more days despite protests from airlines. President Biden's administration had previously extended ...

It's part of the CDC's shifted focus to COVID-19 severity for public health guidance.

Mask Mandates. The CDC's Explanation for Its Reversal on School Mask Mandates Is Transparently Dishonest The agency emphasizes that children face a very low risk from COVID-19, which it has known ...