Changes to masking rules on federal property likely coming soon, White House says
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Changes to masking rules on federal property are likely coming soon, the White House said Friday, after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that Americans who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks outdoors or indoors except under rare certain circumstances.
"It may take a couple of days, but certainly I would expect on federal lands, federal properties that the (CDC) guidelines will be the guide," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Friday. President Joe Biden began his presidency by asking Americans to wear masks for 100 days and requiring their use on federal property. The announcement by the White House on Friday underscores how far the US has come in its response to the pandemic since Biden took office just a few months ago thanks in large part to the rollout of coronavirus vaccines.
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