CDC to drop indoor face mask recommendation for fully vaccinated people, source says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce Thursday that fully vaccinated individuals do not need to wear face masks in most indoor settings, a source briefed on the matter told the New York Daily News. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the CDC, is set to elaborate on the new mask guidelines during a briefing with reporters at 2 p.m. Eastern time, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity to preempt the announcement. Some specifics about the new guidelines were not immediately known, and the source cautioned that the CDC could still recommend continu...