Experts say local health leaders should recommend good fit and filtered masks as needed, but mandates should remain off the table as long as hospitalizations stay low.
The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Eyewitness News reporter Lauren Glassberg.
The CDC changed their metrics in February, defining the community level of COVID based on number of hospitalizations."It used to be that cases and hospitalizations would mirror each other," Dr. Gandhi said."Now, essentially with high levels of immunity with vaccination and natural immunity, our hospitalizations are staying low even with increased cases across the United States.
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