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CDC updated mask guidance because ‘not enough’ people ‘stepped up to get vaccinated’

By Naomi Lim
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CDC updated mask guidance because ‘not enough’ people ‘stepped up to get vaccinated’

The White House is spinning the updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mask guidance as a response to stagnant COVID-19 immunization rates, days after insisting it would not take part in a blame game.

The CDC has to adapt to the novel coronavirus, including its more contagious delta variant, according to White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre.

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