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more masks).
March 20, 2020: The CDC reiterates that healthy people who do not work in
health care or are not taking care of a sick person do not need masks.
April 3, 2020: Two weeks later, the CDC recommends masks for all people
over age two who were in a public setting, traveling, or around others in the
same household who might be infected.
Sept. 15, 2020: The CDC recommends that all teachers and students who
attend school in person wear masks whenever feasible.
Jan. 20, 2021: President Biden signs an executive order requiring masking and
physical distancing in federal buildings, on federal lands, and by government
contractors. The next day he signs an order requiring masks when traveling,
and nine days later the CDC issues an order that makes refusing to wear a
mask in federally mandated spaces a violation of federal law.
March 8, 2021: The CDC releases new guidance that fully vaccinated people
do not need to wear a mask when visiting other vaccinated people inside.
April 27, 2021: The CDC announces that people do not need to wear masks
outdoors when they walk, bike, or run alone or with members of their
household regardless of vaccination status. Fully vaccinated people do not
need to wear masks outdoors at all unless they're at a large gathering like a
concert.
May 13, 2021: The CDC announces that fully vaccinated people no longer
need to wear a mask or physically distance inside. Some states, like
Washington and California, continue mask mandates through some or all of
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