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(CNN)The more contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 now makes up 83% of sequenced samples in the United States, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday. "This is a dramatic increase, up from 50% for...
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Do not toss your masks out just yet. As the more transmissible delta variant takes hold, and some countries are reinstating precautions, even vaccinated people may want to mask up in certain situations. "People cannot feel safe just because they had...
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The world’s top authorities disagree on this topic. In May, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said that if you’re fully vaccinated, you can feel free to skip masks and physical distancing, except where rules or laws require it. But in late...
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Although the delta variant is causing some people around the globe to mask back up, Washington state health officials are holding off on reinstating a mask mandate. "Of course the big question in everyone's mind is, will we do what other countries...
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At the beginning of the pandemic, health officials said not to buy surgical ones or other forms of PPE. They needed to go to hospitals, which were running low on these supplies. Fast forward to 2021, PPE production has escalated, and people...
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