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Unions: CDC Moved Prematurely In Lifting Mask, Distancing Rules

By BOB HENNELLY
Posted 5/21/21

The state's largest registered nurses' union and a leading occupational-health nonprofit are blasting the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to lift the mask mandate and the social-distancing guidance for members of the public who have been vaccinated at a time when less than half of American adults have gotten the shots.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said during a May 13 White House briefing, "Today, I'm going to tell you some of the things you can do if you are fully vaccinated."

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