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for the CDC being too slow to provide a path back to normalcy for fully vaccinated people, over 117 million of whom are in the U.S. Walensky has defended the CDC's approach as scientifically-based to ensure protection not just for individuals but also the entire U.S. population.
"One is the effectiveness of the vaccines in general in real world populations. One is the effectiveness against variants, which was just published last week. And then the effectiveness in preventing transmissibility," Walensky said.In this Feb. 14, 2021, file photo, passengers wait in a Union Square subway station in New York.
"It is the people who are not fully vaccinated in those settings who might not be wearing a mask who are not protected, and it is those people that we are encouraging to get vaccinated and to wear a mask and to physically distance,” Walensky said.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, told Walensky the American people have"just lost patience with us, with you guys." "I have been completely forthcoming with respect to the science, with respect to our guidance, with respect to our numbers, with respect to our cases. And I really look forward to updating the guidance and providing the science that allows us to do so very soon," Walensky said on CNN.
Some experts, like Donald Milton, a professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health, fully supported the CDC’s slow approach and intends on still wearing a mask until positive test rates fall substantially. "We have to be prepared to be flexible, and that means pulling back on controls when things look good," said Dr. Joe Allen, a professor at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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