The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that schools can reopen safely even without teachers being vaccinated as long as other stringent guidelines are observed, such as mask-wearing and social distancing.

The updated guidelines represent only a modest step toward having children return to schools full time and in person and appear to stop short of CDC Director Rochelle Walensky’s previous statements that schools can reopen safely.

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