Having taken criticism for being overcautious, the CDC tries the opposite
Meanwhile, America’s vaccination rate is plateauing at a low level
PERHAPS THE Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intended to create an incentive for people to get jabbed when it rolled back mask requirements for vaccinated Americans. The announcement was welcomed by those eager to return to normalcy. But with daily vaccination rates slowing, despite ample supply of vaccine, does the guidance risk making herd immunity a more distant prospect?
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Off their face”
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