2021-05-18 23:05:18 GMT2021-05-19 07:05:18(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Matthew Rusling
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Xinhua) -- David Ryan, a retiree in Fairfax, U.S. state of Virginia, welcomed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s recent announcement that fully vaccinated people don't need to wear masks in most cases.
Ryan told Xinhua he has worn a mask over the past year in supermarkets and restaurants, when required to, but does not see the need to wear one outside, especially now that he's fully vaccinated.
During the pandemic, however, he was worried because members of his family had compromised immune systems, and he made sure to wear a mask when he was around other people.