Despite new guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will continue to force vaccinated House members to wear masks on the House floor (CDC)
The CDC announced on Thursday that all Americans who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to wear masks.
Pelosi responded, “No,” when asked by CNN congressional reporter Manu Raju if she would change the rule requiring masks on the floor, asking, “Are they all vaccinated?”
Breitbart reports: However, 33 House Republicans signed a letter asking Pelosi to normalize voting procedures and return to maskless House requirements Thursday, the Daily Caller reported.
“Speaker Pelosi, In accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance released on May 13, 2021 we urge you to immediately return to normal voting procedures and end mandatory mask requirements in the House of Representatives,” Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH) wrote in the letter.
The CDC announced on Thursday that mask requirements for fully vaccinated Americans would be lifted. Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated, “Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities large and small without wearing a mask or physical distancing.” “This is a thrilling and significant moment.”
But Walensky provided a caution to unvaccinated people, asserting they should continue masking and social distancing until they are fully vaccinated.
“You remain at risk of mild or severe illness, of death, or of spreading the disease to others,” she said. “You should still mask, and you should get vaccinated right away.”
President Joe Biden’s Twitter account spun a rule after the news Thursday to either “get vaccinated or wear a mask until you do.”
The CDC also released a revised chart upon the new mask suggestions:
