Fauci Expects CDC To Revise Mask Guidelines, Risk Getting Covid Outdoors Is ‘Really Low’
For those who care what he says, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday he expects the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to revise its guidelines after acknowledging that the risk of COVID-19 transmission in an outdoor setting is “really low.”
Fauci said the COVID-19 transmission risk for people engaging in outdoor activities is “minuscule,” especially for vaccinated individuals.
But when you look around at the common sense situation, the risk is really low, especially if you’re vaccinated.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky previously confirmed the agency is looking to ease the outdoor mask-wearing policy.
Several states have already dropped their mask policy in recent months including Iowa, Texas, Mississippi, North Dakota and Texas.
Health officials have warned that some states may be lifting restrictions too soon.
Walensky urgently warned state officials last month not to let down their guard, saying she is “really worried about reports that more states are rolling back the exact public health measures that we have recommended.”
