Prognosis
Vaccinated Americans May Get Clearance to Not Wear Masks Outdoors
- Some public health experts have called for relaxing the rules
- Even outdoors, the risk of spread depends on range of factors
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A growing call for health officials to relax rules about outdoor mask wearing could soon lead to one of the most significant changes in virus guidelines since the U.S. first told Americans to don face coverings to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Outdoor mask wearing has been the subject of controversy in recent weeks. There’s evidence that vaccines not only prevent illness, but also viral transmission. And with the U.S. averaging 2.74 million vaccine doses daily -- with a total of 231 million given out overall -- even some public health experts are calling for less strict guidelines as warmer weather arrives.