Should vaccinated people wear face masks or not? How the CDC and WHO disagree [View all]

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The World Health Organization officially recommended that people who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus should continue wearing face masks to curb the spread of the virus, including dangerous new variants. The recommendation announced Friday comes in response to rising coronavirus cases around the world, driven by the delta variant that was first identified in India, and which has become the dominant strain in many countries around the world, including the UK, South Africa and Malaysia.

COVID-19 cases are steadily on the rise again and only 10.7% of the world is fully vaccinated. WHO's recommendation contradicts that of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a global authority on infectious diseases that has received some criticism during the pandemic. The CDC website currently advises that people who are fully vaccinated can stop wearing masks, and that groups of people can congregate -- for instance, at home or a concert. Here's what we know about the WHO's guidance on masks.

Why does the WHO say vaccinated people should wear face masks?

Wearing a mask consistently continues to be important, even for people who are vaccinated, WHO Assistant Director General Dr. Mariângela Batista Galvão Simão said during a press briefing on June 25. "People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves."

Wearing masks in public places is essential to help people from inhaling particles that will cause them to become sick, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, an American infectious disease epidemiologist, said during the same briefing.

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