Michigan Nurses Association recommends CDC reverse new relaxed mask mandate
More than 870K virus cases confirmed in Michigan
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Michigan is now following the CDC’s guidance and
Here are a few reasons why some nurses are holding that position.
There are adults who cannot get the COVID-19 vaccine for medical reasons. Others are immune compromised and might not be as protected by the vaccine.
Children under the age of 12 cannot get the COVID-19 vaccine because the FDA has not extended the eligibility at that age.
There are people who have fought tooth and nail not to wear masks under any circumstances and those able to get the shot who choose not to.
allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.
The new guidance still calls for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters but it will help clear the way for reopening workplaces, schools, and other venues even removing the need for social distancing for those who are fully vaccinated. As of Thursday at 5 p.m., the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Department of Health has not released any new guidance regarding mask mandates throughout the state. The Rhode Island Department of Health says they are reviewing the information and will provide an update soon.
CDC Eases Mask-Wearing Guidance, CT Follows Suit - Weston-Redding-Easton, CT - Gov. Ned Lamont said that CT is on board with the CDC's new guidance easing mask-wearing for the vaccinated.