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Trigger for a CDC indoor mask mandate?
But why now, as the vaccination rate in Erie continues to slowly climb?
Most health experts believe the difference is the Delta variant, which spreads more readily. Delta has changed the game, Berringer said. Although they aren t likely to become very sick, a fully vaccinated person can spread it like anyone else, putting the unvaccinated at risk.
If Erie County does move from a moderate to a substantial level of community transmission Crawford County already is classified as substantial it would trigger a change in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.