CDC Director: Young Kids To Still Wear Facemasks Around Unvaccinated People

WALENSKY: “Thank you for that question. We were going to be at this period of time, we knew that there was going to be a time where we had the majority of Americans who wanted to be vaccinated and yet the children were not going to be eligible. Yet. And we are working hard. Let’s celebrate the fact that this week we also got news we can vaccinate our 12 to 15-year-olds. We hope by the fall we will have vaccine kids, eligible at younger ranges. What we are saying is those kids should continue to wear a mask in those settings. We recognize the challenge of parents who can’t leave their kids at home, should be masked in those settings and keep a distance. The recommendations for those settings have not changed.”