The CDC Director Warns It's 'Too Early' to Start Doing This One Thing By Zachary Mack of Best Life | The CDC Director Warns It's 'Too Early' to Start Doing This One Thing After reaching an all-time high in early January, the United States has witnessed a steady decline in COVID cases. But even with the numbers going down over the past month, top officials are arguing that the very precautions that were able to get the pandemic to change course still need to be kept in place for the time being. Recently, for example, Rochelle Walensky, MD, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), warned that it's still "too early" to end mask mandates across the U.S. Read on to see why keeping your face covered in public is important, even if you've been vaccinated, and for more on what officials warn you shouldn't be using as PPE, check out The CDC Warns Against Using These 6 Face Masks.