The CDC has just changed one of its most controversial guidelines
The update comes after an important official admitted that the original rules were "conservative".
NationalCOVID-19 case numbers Start increasing and increasing vaccination rates, disease control and prevention centers (CDC) began amending some of the guidelines it had in place since the beginning of the pandemic. Recently, this has included the suggestion that entirely vaccinated people can beOutside without face masks. But another set of guidelines for the agency that has been criticized to be too hard has also been changed in the light of recent developments. Read it to see what updates the agency done and for larger updates,The CDC says "avoid" going here even if you are vaccinated.
The CDC says that vaccinated teens and adolescents will not have to wear outdoor masks in summer camps.
The most recent change in CDC involves the orientations published at the end of April describing the security procedures forsummer camps operating in the middle of the pandemic. The 14-page document suggests severalrisk mitigation effortsIncluding recommending that campers and advisers remain socially distanced and highlighting the use of face coatings during most activities, even outside. "All the inhabitants of camp facilities should wear masks at any time, with exceptions for some people or for some contexts or activities, such as eating and drinking," the guidelines stip.
But during a press conference on May 5, Director CDCRochelle Walensky, MD, announced that the agency had updated its summer camp guidance. Now, teens and teenagers aged 12 and over who arefully vaccinated Will be able to take their masks during outside.
Walensky says they try to learn from the mistakes that were made last summer.
During the press conference, Walensky explained that the mask guidelines were based on CDC case studies ofEvents superspreader Linked camps last summer. "So, if you have five 10-year-old children who are on a football field, all in front of the same football ball, we try to make sure there are not many heavy breathing around a ball of Singular football with five children around her at the same time, "she explained.
Walensky also said that children under 12 could also take theiroutdoor mask while in small groups. "What we really try to do is to make sure that all these children can have a very good camp experience and keep the camps open without tastes," she said. And for more times when we could be able to pass in front of the pandemic,America "will feel close to normal" on the exact date, "said Covid Expert.
Public servants are preparing to allow the anti-Pfizer vaccine to be used in children aged 12 and over.
The news of change come like the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it was ready to allow the use of thePfizer-Biontech Covid-19 Vaccine In adolescents aged 12 to 15 years in the coming days. The results of a recent trial published in March found the shots to potentially beeven more effective in the young cohort that in adults,The New York Times reported.
"We are ready to move as quickly as possible after any type of authorization",Andy SlavittCounselor Covid-19 of the White House, said May 5 5. "We know that children want to go to the camp this summer. We know that parents want them to be safe. If they wish without masks, vaccinations are the best answer. "
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Dr. Anthony Fauci admitted that the previous orientation was "a little strict".
The change also comes after the critics took the question with theSummer camp guidelines, with we call them "unfairly draconian" for children. During an appearance of May 5 on theToday spectacle,Anthony Fauci, MD, Chief Councilor White House Covid, clarified his feelings about theCDC guidelines For camps, tell the anchorSavannah Guthrie: "I would not call them excessive, but they are certainly preservative." He then added: "I think what you will start to see, it's really in real time, continually re-evaluating only for his practical aspect. Because you're right, people look at that, and they say," is that this is a little too far right now? "
But even before the news of change took place, Fauci explained to Guthrie that the agency's process was rooted in research. "The CDC makes decisions on the basis of science. They will re-evaluate that," said Fuci. "You're right, it seems a bit strict, a bit strict, but that's why they continue to look at that and try to re-evaluate literally in real time, whether it's the practical way to leave." And for more where you should not go,Dr. Faisci just said to avoid this a place, even if you are vaccinated .
