Updated CDC Mask Guidance: Too Little Too Late

The CDC’s partial-reversal on mask-wearing is long overdue, but the damage is done

Tara Haelle
Elemental
Published in
9 min readJul 28, 2021

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After weeks of pressure from public health experts and mounting evidence of the risk that vaccinated people can transmit Delta variant Covid-19 infections, the CDC finally reversed course on their mask guidance. Just days after doubling down on the…

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Tara Haelle
Elemental

Tara Haelle is a science journalist, public speaker, and author of Vaccination Investigation and The Informed Parent. Follow her at @tarahaelle.