U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Most Americans are safe without wearing a mask in indoor settings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday as it issued new mask metrics and recommendations. The new guidance puts approximately 70% of the nation’s counties at low or medium risk for COVID, meaning masks are no longer necessary there. The agency is still advising people to wear…

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention outlined new measures for communities where COVID cases are dropping on Friday, meaning healthy people in these areas can take a break from wearing masks