The new CDC guidelines may encourage more people to get vaccinated with tangible rewards, but it may also add to the confusion of mask etiquette.

The CDC finally got masking right. After months of pleading from governors, local officials, educators and health experts, their new recommendations make clear that masks are no longer required in ...

The CDC relaxed their mask guidelines Friday after the agency acknowledged the risk of severe COVID-19 cases has gone down as the Biden administration moves to shift its focus on how it’ll ...

PostEverything The CDC’s new mask guidance guarantees we’ll be too slow for the next surge The shift in focus away from case counts could lead to a delay in much-needed public health interventions ...

CDC to loosen coronavirus mask guidelines as soon as Friday The new guidelines will seek to minimize strain on the health-care system while allowing more people to go maskless in indoor public spaces ...

The CDC wants to “give people a break” from wearing masks when severe Covid-19 infections are low, Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.

Just as states are ending their indoor mask mandates, the CDC relaxed its own guidelines by changing the system it uses to measure COVID risk.

CDC eases mask guidelines for schools and other indoor places. Here's how to stay safe.As with previous CDC decisions, the political considerations may be holding more sway than medical ones ...

The CDC's justification for rolling back masking rings hollow, and there are other metrics that would be safer than hospitalizations.

The CDC's new masking guidelines rely on hospitalizations and hospital capacity as well as case count. Here's what the new guidance means for you.

After two years of briefings, warnings and guidelines, the CDC may not have America's attention with its latest mask guidelines.

The CDC guidelines allow for gathering without wearing a mask if you choose and don't distinguish between vaccinated and unvaccinated status.