Summary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday loosened its COVID-19 guidance on wearing masks in indoor public settings. The new standard says people don't have to mask-up if case counts and hospitalizations aren’t especially high where they live. Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University, joins William Brangham to discuss.Five Facts
- Who is interviewed in this piece, and what is her background?
- What is the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and what does it do?
- How will the CDC change COVID guidelines for things like masking?
- Why has the CDC changed COVID safety restrictions now?
- Where might the new guidance most impact rules, according to Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo?
Focus Questions
In this piece, Dr. Nuzzo says of the CDC's new rules, "I think what we are hearing from the CDC is not that they have loosened their recommendations, but they have actually changed how they calculate who is at risk." What do you think she means by this? What practical effect do you think this change will have? Media literacy: The actual rules for COVID safety measures are often set at the local level, including in individual school districts. Do you know where the rules you follow at school come from? In the community around you? How can you find out who makes the rules?For More
For more on the CDC's decision, see this story .
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