Biden confirms: “Stop outdoor masks for those who are vaccinated”

WASHINGTON. Thanks to the “extraordinary progress” made in the fight against Covid-19, fully vaccinated people will no longer have to wear masks outdoors, except in the presence of large gatherings. Speaking from the White House, President Joe Biden confirmed what was already anticipated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the update of the anti Covid guidelines. “When I took office in January, we were literally losing tens of thousands of our seniors every week,” Biden said. “At that time, less than 1% of seniors were fully vaccinated. Today, in less than 100 days, over 67%, two thirds of our elderly, are fully vaccinated and over 80% have had at least one dose, ”the US president underlined. This success of the vaccination campaign, Biden said, “resulted in an 80% decline in deaths among elderly Americans and a 70% decline in hospital admissions.”