United States: the lifting of the compulsory wearing of the mask for the vaccinated sows the confusion
Customers at a Walmart in New York on April 3.
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The CDC's recommendations to lift the mask requirement for people vaccinated in the United States took local communities and businesses by surprise and sparked heated debate across the country.
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To wear the mask or not?
Indoors or outdoors?
The
Americans
are lost.
Thursday, May 13, the lifting by the American health authorities of
the recommendation to wear a mask for people vaccinated
against
Covid-19
took by surprise and caused some confusion in the country.
If at first glance, this recommendation seems simple, in the field, it is more complicated.
In particular because the directive is not binding.
In addition to not applying in transport and hospitals, the authorities specify that they are not valid if the mask remains "
required by the laws and rules federal, state, local
" or "the
directives of the stores and the company
s ”.
Since Thursday, therefore, companies and states have sought to position themselves on the legislation around the wearing of masks, making
the situation incomprehensible
.
For example, in Minnesota and Pennsylvania the bonds were immediately updated.
Virginia and Maryland have announced that they will comply on Saturday.
And in Connecticut, the new rule won't apply until next week.
"
CDC recommendations cause confusion
"
Even imbroglio in the companies, the wearing of the mask is no longer compulsory at Trader Joe's and the number one American distribution, Walmart.
On the other hand, it remains so in brands like Aldi, which announced to maintain the
status quo.
Other companies remain hesitant: in the factories of General Motors, the mask remains of rigor the time “
to study
” the new directives.
"
The CDC's recommendations are confusing,
" complained the UFCW distribution union.
In Las Vegas, Wynn and Encore casinos are removing the requirement for their "
guests
" if they are "
fully vaccinated,
" according to a statement.
The group says “
trust
” customers.
Another question is confusing in the United States: How do you know who is vaccinated and who is not?
There are few ways to verify as a national “
health passport
” has clearly been ruled out.
(With
AFP
)
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