Indoor masking again - Expedited border processing - Simone Bile withdraws

The CDC said Americans should resume wearing masks in areas where there are more than 50 new infections per 100,000 residents over the previous seven days, or more than 8% of tests are positive for infection over that period. By those criteria, all residents of Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana, for example, should wear masks indoors. Nearly two-thirds of U.S. counties qualify, many concentrated in the South.
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Officials were persuaded by new evidence showing that even vaccinated people may become infected and may carry the virus in great amounts, perhaps even similar to those in unvaccinated people. The vaccines remain remarkably effective against the worst outcomes of infection with any [variant] of the coronavirus, including hospitalization and death.
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Whether masks become ubiquitous again may depend on local surveillance and outreach, which vary by state. CDC officials also called for universal masking for teachers, staff, students and visitors in schools, regardless of vaccination status and community transmission.