Brazil Plans To Allow Vaccinated People To Not Wear Masks: Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro further said in a speech that quarantines (in view of the coronavirus pandemic) should be only for infected people.

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the health minister was preparing a measure to no longer require face masks for people who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus or previously infected. Bolsonaro, who has opposed lockdowns and social distancing despite his country having the second-deadliest coronavirus outbreak, said in a speech that quarantines should be only for infected people. "They are useful for people who are infected," he said, adding: "Quarantines are for those who are infected." Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Bolsonaro has asked him for a study on the use of masks in Brazil.