CDC director stands firm on mask guidance, calls it 'individual choice' for vaccinated to wear one

The CDC is sticking with its guidance for now that only unvaccinated people need to wear masks to be safe, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on Thursday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sticking with its guidance for now that only unvaccinated people need to wear masks to be safe -- and that vaccinated people are OK to go without, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on Thursday. Walesnky's comments follow reports by report ">The Washington Post and CNN that the Biden administration is considering another revision on masks in light of the rapidly spreading delta variant. Walensky said "we are always looking at the data as the data come in." But, she added, CDC mask guidance hasn't changed and that -- for now -- there's no need. "Fully vaccinated people are protected from severe illness, and we've always said that communities and individuals to make the decisions that are right for them based on what's going on in their local areas," she said.