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The CDC accepted reality on masking the vaccinated — more of this, please

By Washington Examiner
Published May 15, 2021 4:01am ET
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The CDC accepted reality on masking the vaccinated — more of this, please
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal coronavirus response on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 18, 2021. | (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

The rising tide of public and elite frustration finally broke the dam of bureaucratic stubbornness.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admitted Thursday what was obvious to every thinking person weeks ago: Masks and social distancing requirements for vaccinated people are pointless, perhaps even evincing a denial of the science behind vaccination.

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