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CDC loosened mask guidance to encourage vaccination—it failed spectacularly – Ars Technica
FDA approval and paid time-off would make people more likely to get a shot, poll finds.
Enlarge/ A thrown-away surgical mask lays on the ground.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stunned health officials and experts May 13 with the abrupt announcement that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 could forgo masking in most settingsindoor, outdoor, uncrowded, and crowded alike. The guidance was a stark reversal from the health agencys previous stance, issued just two weeks earlier, that still recommended vaccinated people…
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