Pittsburgh doctor reacts to new CDC guidance for fully vaccinated people
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Updated: 11:16 PM EDT May 13, 2021
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Updated: 11:16 PM EDT May 13, 2021
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CHANGE 20 MASKS? REPORTER THIS NEW MASK GUIDANCE FROM BCDC IS WELCOME NEWS ACCORDING TO THIS LOCAL DOCTOR THAT WE SPOKE TO TODAY. HE SAYS THAT THIS MOVE IS SUPPORTED BY THE DATA. >> THE MORE THE POPULATION GETS VACCINATED, THE MORE THAT IT WILL BE A THING OF THE PAST. REPORTER: A MESSAGE FROM THE PITTSBURGH HEALTH DEPARTMENT AFTER FULL EVENTS AND PEOPLE DON’T NEED MASKS IN MANY SITUATIONS. THIS DR., LOCAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT CALLS THIS X -- UPDATE THE CDC WELCOME NEWS AND SAYS IT IS SUPPORTED BY DATA. >> HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL SHOW PEOPLE THAT WHEN YOU BECOME FULLY VACCINATED IT CHANGES YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER. REPORTER: C DOESN’T -- SAYS THAT THE MASKS AREN’T NECESSARY IN MOST SITUATIONS. >> I GOT MY SECOND SHOT TODAY. REPORTER MASKS WOULD STILL BE NEEDED IN CROWDED INDOOR SETTINGS. WE SPOKE TO THIS MAN ABOUT THE NEW MASK GUIDANCE AT PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. >> I WILL STILL WEAR IT GOING TO BE GROCERY STORE, GOING OUT, YOU JUST DON’T KNOW. >> IT WILL HELP US IN THE FACT THAT THERE WILL BE LESS HOOPS TO JUMP TO WHEN YOU WANT TO EAT AND HAVE A DRINK. REPORTER HE SAYS THEY ARE GENERALLY HAPPY ABOUT THE GUIDANCE FROM THE CDC AFTER FACING A CHALLENGE GETTING PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS. THE PANDEMIC PUSHED INDOOR SPACES LIKE RESTAURANTS AND BARS TO CREATE OUTDOOR OPTION. A TEMPORARY FIX, SOME HOPE TO MAKE PERMANENT. YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL OF THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND WE HAD TO. REPORTER: THE CDC SAYS EVEN IF YOU ARE FULLY VACCINATED, YOU STILL NEED TO FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE AT YOUR JOB OR AT A LOCAL BUSINESS. REPORTING LIVE, CARLY WALKER, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4. MIKE C.: A SPOKESMAN FOR JON EAGLE TELLS US THAT MASKS OR FACE COVERINGS WILL BE REQUIRED IN STORES FOR ANYBODY WORKING AND SHOPPING AND GIANT EAGLE. WE CAN’T UP WITH A SHOPPER EARLIER TONIGHT. HERE IS HER REACTION. YOU PUT A MASK ON FOR A SIGN OF RESPECT FOR YOUR FELLOW PEOPLE AROUND YOU AND THIS PANDEMIC WHERE WE HAVE THI CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HAPPENING. OPINION. JUST PUT THE MASK ON, NOT A BIG DEAL. MIKE C.: THE PARTS ALSO REACTING TONIGHT SENDING A STATEMENT TO US SAYING THIS. WE ARE CURRENTLY ASSESSING THIS AFTERNOON’S ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CDC AND PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT HEALTH AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE ANY RESULTING IMPACTS TO THE CURRENT CALLS AT P PARK AS SOON THEY ARE DETERMINED. THE PARTS BY THE WAY, HAD A HOME GAME AND FANS WERE REQUIRED TO WEAR MAS