The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 90% of Americans can now consider removing their masks while indoors.
The announcement came after many states allowed their indoor mask mandates to expire. The CDC's new advice does not apply to every locale or scenario. The Transportation Security Administration's federal mask mandate for traveling by commercial aircraft, bus, and rail systems remains in place but is set to expire on March 18.
The CDC has repeatedly been criticized for its messaging and for its sometimes confusing guidance throughout the pandemic. The agency gave 60 Minutes rare access to its Atlanta campus. While in Georgia on assignment for 60 Minutes, CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook interviewed Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, an epidemiologist at the CDC and a captain in the United States Public Health Service.
In the video above, Dr. LaPook asked Dr. Srinivasan about the CDC's latest mask guidance, the future of COVID testing, and what the CDC thinks a"new normal" will look like. "I think the new normal looks very much like it does now [where] we're able to get back to gathering with friends [and] with loved ones," Dr. Srinivasan said."We're able to travel to do some of these things that we love. But we're always vigilant. And we're ready to reach for things like masks [and] for vaccines when we need them."LaPook also spoke with CDC Director Dr.
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