The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recommended Tuesday that fully vaccinated Americans wear face-coverings in areas “with substantial and high transmission” of COVID-19. The CDC also advised all K-12 students, teachers, workers, and visitors to wear a face-covering, or mask. The recommendation is in effect for both unvaccinated and vaccinated people. The health agency said the highly infectious Delta variant has led to a large increase of coronavirus cases in parts of the country. The variant now represents more than 80 percent of new cases, especially in areas where fewer people are vaccinated. The CDC’s investigation also showed that, in rare cases, some vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant may “spread the virus to others.” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky added, “This new science is worrisome and, unfortunately, warrants an update to our recommendation.” The recommendation marked a sharp change of the CDC’s position from two months ago. On May 13, the health agency said fully vaccinated Americans did not need to wear masks or social distance in most places. At that time, the CDC said people should only wear face coverings in some settings like buses, airplanes and hospitals. And it said people with weak immune systems, such as those undergoing cancer treatment, should talk with their doctors before giving up their masks. The Delta variant was first identified in India last March. By July, the World Health Organization said it had spread to 96 countries. In the U.S., the CDC reported that more than 63 percent of U.S. counties are now considered to be areas “with substantial and high transmission” of COVID-19. Most of them are in the South. On Tuesday, Walensky said, "Vaccinated individuals continue to represent a very small amount of transmission occurring around the country.” She recommended that unvaccinated people get shots and asked everyone to wear masks to help prevent the spread of the Delta variant and protect others -- this includes schools. Speaking to reporters, U.S. President Joe Biden said, “The more we learn about this virus and the Delta variation, the more we have to be worried and concerned. And there’s only one thing we know for sure if those other 100 million people got vaccinated, we’d be in a very different world.”
Title: CDC Recommends Vaccinated Americans Wear Masks Again
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5228/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='CDC Recommends Vaccinated Americans Wear Masks Again' data-article-id='5812'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='18667'>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, recommended Tuesday that fully vaccinated Americans wear face-coverings in areas “with substantial and high transmission” of COVID-19.</span> <span data-start-time='18667' data-end-time='30583'>The CDC also advised all K-12 students, teachers, workers, and visitors to wear a face-covering, or mask. </span> <span data-start-time='30583' data-end-time='38875'>The recommendation is in effect for both unvaccinated and vaccinated people.</span> <span data-start-time='38875' data-end-time='49979'>The health agency said the highly infectious Delta variant has led to a large increase of coronavirus cases in parts of the country. </span> <span data-start-time='49979' data-end-time='60958'>The variant now represents more than 80 percent of new cases, especially in areas where fewer people are vaccinated. </span> <span data-start-time='60958' data-end-time='73688'>The CDC’s investigation also showed that, in rare cases, some vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant may “spread the virus to others.”</span> <span data-start-time='73688' data-end-time='86292'>CDC Director Rochelle Walensky added, “This new science is worrisome and, unfortunately, warrants an update to our recommendation.”</span> <span data-start-time='86292' data-end-time='94125'>The recommendation marked a sharp change of the CDC’s position from two months ago. </span> <span data-start-time='94125' data-end-time='105458'>On May 13, the health agency said fully vaccinated Americans did not need to wear masks or social distance in most places.</span> <span data-start-time='105458' data-end-time='117146'>At that time, the CDC said people should only wear face coverings in some settings like buses, airplanes and hospitals. </span> <span data-start-time='117146' data-end-time='129396'>And it said people with weak immune systems, such as those undergoing cancer treatment, should talk with their doctors before giving up their masks.</span> <span data-start-time='129396' data-end-time='135833'>The Delta variant was first identified in India last March. </span> <span data-start-time='135833' data-end-time='143417'>By July, the World Health Organization said it had spread to 96 countries.</span> <span data-start-time='143417' data-end-time='157313'>In the U.S., the CDC reported that more than 63 percent of U.S. counties are now considered to be areas “with substantial and high transmission” of COVID-19. </span> <span data-start-time='157313' data-end-time='161292'>Most of them are in the South.</span> <span data-start-time='161292' data-end-time='172021'>On Tuesday, Walensky said, "Vaccinated individuals continue to represent a very small amount of transmission occurring around the country.” </span> <span data-start-time='172021' data-end-time='186396'>She recommended that unvaccinated people get shots and asked everyone to wear masks to help prevent the spread of the Delta variant and protect others -- this includes schools.</span> <span data-start-time='186396' data-end-time='199125'>Speaking to reporters, U.S. President Joe Biden said, “The more we learn about this virus and the Delta variation, the more we have to be worried and concerned. </span> <span data-start-time='199125' data-end-time='209646'>And there’s only one thing we know for sure if those other 100 million people got vaccinated, we’d be in a very different world.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5228/A.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=17872 data-hint-location='38875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5228/what_does_infectious_mean.wav'>What does infectious 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