scrambles to contain a surge in covid cases from the delta variant as contagious as the chickenpox. dr. rochelle walensky, head of the cdc, telling cnn, i think people need to understand that we re not crying wolf here. this is serious. health officials now saying the delta variant can spread far wider than initially thought with each infected person able to infect five to nine others. it spreads more than twice as easily from one person to another. and it s spreading rapidly. it is really just across the country. and that is just the fact. reporter: while people who have gotten their covid shots are far less likely to become seriously ill or hospitalized, the cdc also now making clear the variant can be spread through those who have already been fully vaccinated. walensky calling the finding concerning and a pivotal discovery leading to cdc s updated mask recommendation. it was clear that vaccinated people have the ability to transmit and action needed to be taken quickly. and t
disease control and prevention, the cdc announced its new mask recommendation in parts of the country where covid cases are substantially higher where people didn t get vaccinated, which they define as 50 new cases for every 100,000 people in a week. the cdc recommends you wear a mask when you re in public and indoors like work or in a grocery store. that s true for both the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. why? because even if you ve been fully vaccinated and protected from severe illness from covid-19 you could have the delta variant in your system and spread it to someone who isn t vaccinated. we need to wear masks to protect each other and to stop the rapid spread of this virus as we work to get more people vaccinated. and i hope all americans who live in areas with substantial
what about people that got over covid and have anti-bodies? what about people that got covid in one shot, which shows a substantial immunity? you re not going to let them go to work about people that had a bad reaction? you re not going to let them go to work? if you let the exemptions in, you re going to end up with a third of your house not vaccinated. so your public health goal is not reached. the mandate is problematic. dr. walensky said to me the other day when i interviewed her that a lot of people are allergic to mandates. she s sensitive to that. i don t think the mandate is the way to go here. getting the federal government vaccinated surely is the way to go to send a message to the rest of the country, especially cdc or hhs or anybody on the front line seeing patients for the federal government has to be vaccinated. you brought up the cdc. minority leader kevin mccarthy says that the cdc mask recommendation now is based on
on tuesday the center for disease control and prevention, the cdc, announced its new mask recommendation in parts of the country where covid cases are substantially higher where people didn t get vaccinated. which they define as 50 new cases for every 100,000 people in a week. the cdc recommends you wear a mask when you re in public and indoors like work or in a grocery store. that s true for both the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. why? because even if you ve been fully vaccinated and protected from severe illness from covid-19, you could have the delta variant in your system and spread it to someone who isn t vaccinated. we need to wear a mask to protect each other as we work to get more people vaccinated. i hope all americans who live in
science. here s what the science tells us. tuesday, the centers for disease control and prevention, the cdc, announced the new mask recommendation in parts of the country where covid cases are substantially high and people didn t get vaccinated. which they define as 50 new cases for every 100,000 people in a week. the cdc recommends you wear a mask while in public and indoors like work or in a grocery store. that s true for the vaccinated and the unvaccinated. why? because even if you ve been fully vaccinated and protected from severe illness from covid-19, you could have the delta variant in your system and spread to it someone that isn t vaccinated. need to wear a mask to protect each other and to stop the rapid spread of this virus as we work