With the Delta variant pushing US Covid cases back up, fully vaccinated people are wondering whether they need to start masking indoors again.
Covid vaccines remain extremely effective against the worst outcomes of the disease -- hospitalization and death -- and breakthrough infections remain uncommon.But experts told AFP that one size doesn't fit all, and people should consider factors like community transmission, personal risk levels, and their own risk tolerance to help decide what's right for them.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped its mask guidance for vaccinated people in May.
"If you're in an area that has a high case rate and low rates of vaccination where Delta cases are rising, you should certainly be wearing a mask if you are unvaccinated," she said. "I just don't think we're at the phase in the US and other highly vaccinated countries where this top-down blanket guidance makes sense anymore," he told AFP."For me, the goal is and has always been with all the vaccines to prevent severe disease and death, and that's exactly what they do really well."
People's personal risk levels vary by their age and underlying conditions, some people may have high-risk people at home they want to protect, while some just have lower risk tolerance.The divergence in case levels across the country closely correlates with vaccination rates, and parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Florida are currently experiencing the worst spikes.
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