According to experts, 'community levels of disease' will no longer be determined by cases alone, but by severe cases leading to hospitalization and death.
ATLANTA -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could soon change the metrics used to determine recommended local COVID-19 restrictions, including mask mandates, according to a scientist involved in the process.
The CDC said it's changing its guidelines because many people nationwide are vaccinated, and the dominant omicron variant has been presenting with comparatively mild symptoms in most vaccinated people.
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