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COVID-19: With Vaccinations Ramping Up, Should You Still Wear A Mask Outdoors? Experts Weigh In COVID-19: With Vaccinations Ramping Up, Should You Still Wear A Mask Outdoors? Experts Weigh In
Covid-19: With Vaccinations Ramping Up, Should You Still Wear A Mask Outdoors? Experts Weigh In Wearing a mask in public has been a staple during the COVID-19 pandemic. But now that more than half of US adults -- about 135 million people 18 and older -- have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, many are ready to go maskless - at least when outdoors. In order to achieve herd immunity, though, medical experts say 70 percent of Americans must be fully -- not just partially --- vaccinated. In other words, we're not quite there yet. COVID-19: Here's Number Of Americans Who've Become Infected Despite Being Vaccinated, CDC Says That means people should continue to wear masks in pu…

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