JUST IN: CDC Reportedly Set to Reverse Course, Recommend Masks for Some Vaccinated People Indoors

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Following the rise of vaccination breakthrough infections, the C.D.C. is expected to change the trajectory of masking recommendations for vaccinated individuals indoors.

With the Delta variant increasing virus transmissibility, breakthrough infections in fully immunized people are causing alarm.

Two months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, made recommendations that individuals who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19 could go mask-less indoors. This recommendation did not include unvaccinated people who were still recommended to wear masks as a preventative measure.

This guidance was received much criticism as being premature resulting from large populations of unvaccinated citizens still present in the United States. Vaccination hesitancy is widespread across the nation and the Delta variant is only accelerating case numbers.

The C.D.C is expected to alter their recommendations on Tuesday, following a Sunday night meeting with Federal officials, in which they discussed new evidence that may have led to recommendation reversal.

This guidance may not include all vaccinated individuals, as a White House source has confirmed that while language for this recommendation is still being finalized, this will mainly apply to vaccinated individuals who are in the living with immunocompromised people or unvaccinated children.

This alteration marks a significant change in C.D.C policy, as last week an agency spokesperson stated that there were no plans in place to change mask recommendations.

Masking recommendations that were made in May by the C.D.C. were based off outdated transmission records prior to the Delta variant becoming the dominant strain in the United States.

With breakthrough clusters, the medical community is evaluating the efficacy of the vaccination to prevent infections of the new variant, which may be able to breakthrough the vaccine protection more readily.