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United States, confusion is growing over the mask policy for vaccinations. There's a mixed beat saying that you can use it in some places, and not use it in others, but the biggest problem is that you can't know who got the vaccine.
This is Kim Yoon-soo, a correspondent from Washington.
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The day after the mask regulation for vaccinations was eased, confusion continued in various parts of the United States.
Some stores, such as Costco, immediately relaxed the rules for wearing masks, while three or four other large retailers announced that they would continue to require masks.
The governor made it clear that he would not follow the new recommendations of the Democratic Hawaii-led Biden government.
That's why we can't tell who got the vaccine.
[David Ige/USA Governor of Hawaii: I can't tell who got the vaccine and who didn't. At this point, it seems appropriate to keep wearing a mask.] Some
point out that mask deregulation is premature, as only 36% of the population has been vaccinated.
[Liana Wen/CNN Advisory Doctor: This mask deregulation is really a sudden change. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has skipped too many steps in one night.]
There are also concerns that an attempt to expand vaccinations due to deregulation of masks may only spread the infection.
You can only give people who don't want to get the vaccine just to take off their masks.
[Pouch/President of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases: If mask regulations are relaxed, the infection may spread and spread among people who have not been vaccinated.]
Even inside the US health authorities, which have made a new recommendation, over the next few months, the US There is a prospect that tough challenges will continue in society.
(Video coverage: Jeongsik Oh, video editing: Moohwan Cho)