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Rise in vaccinations and fall in case rates motivated updated guidance, CDC director says
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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky speaks during a virtual White House briefing on April 27. White House
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was motivated to update its guidance for fully vaccinated people after seeing a rise in the number of vaccinated people and a fall in the rates of Covid-19 cases, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a virtual White House briefing on Tuesday. There s increasing data that suggests that most of transmission is happening indoors rather than outdoors – less than 10% of documented transmission in many studies have occurred outdoors, Walensky said.
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