Hip Hip, Hooray!! Vaccinated Americans are returning to a greater sense of normalcy with a newly issued batch of COVID guidelines.
Current Events
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new set of mask guidelines for vaccinated Americans. According to The New York Times, the CDC announced that Americans who are fully vaccinated will no longer need to wear a mask outdoors while walking, running, hiking, or biking alone, or while in small gatherings — including with members of their own households.
“We no longer feel that the vaccinated people require masks outdoors,” or outside at “large public venues, such as concerts, stadiums and things like that,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Tuesday. The move prompted governors in California, New York, Louisiana, Maine, and Massachusetts to immediately relax outdoor mask mandates in their states.
The new guidelines come on the heels of a milestone reached by President Biden, who promised to have 100 million Americans vaccinated within his administration’s first 100 days — but doubled his goal with more than 200 million vaccines. The new guidelines also come amid an announcement from the European Union, which said it will once again allow Americans to travel to Europe beginning this summer.
Due to Donald Trump’s horrific approach to the coronavirus as well as the enormous infection rate among Americans in early 2020, many world nations initially blocked Americans from traveling to their countries in an attempt to stop the spread of the virus. However, that all appears to be changing now.
“The Americans, as far as I can see, use European Medicines Agency-approved vaccines,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said earlier this week. “This will enable free movement and the travel to the European Union.”
“What the world is basically saying is, they’re looking at the US, they’re looking at the success of our vaccination program, they’re looking at the reduction of disease, and while they know we’re not done yet, they’re saying those Americans are safe to come to our country without risk of spreading Covid-19,” said White House senior Covid-19 adviser Andy Slavitt of the lifting of travel restrictions against Americans.
President Biden was also jubilant at the thought of turning the corner away from COVID as he prepares to address a joint session of Congress tonight.
“Go get the shot. It’s never been easier,” the president said while heralding the benefits of being vaccinated and returning to normal. “ And once you’re fully vaccinated, you can go without a mask when you’re outside and away from big crowds.”
Lord knows I appreciate any degree of returning to a sense of normalcy. But frankly, after witnessing the CDC bend to the will of Trump during his sh*tshow of a presidency, I can’t say that I trust the CDC all that much anymore, Especially when it comes to all things related to COVID19.
I’ll continue to proceed with Much caution because I honestly feel that the so-called “medical experts,” including Fauci, still don’t know much more about this deadly virus than WE (ordinary everyday people) do.
And I darn sure don’t believe the medical “experts” know the possible long-term effects WE may face with these vaccines that labs whipped up in a nanosecond!