Officials from the Department of Public Health have yet to provide specific criteria that would lead to the relaxation of COVID-19 recommendations. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said at a White House COVID briefing on Feb. 9 that “we will transition from a phase of crisis to a point when COVID-19 is not disturbing our regular life.” However, when asked what the standard is for lifting the agency’s universal indoor masking recommendation, Walensky remained tight-lipped. “Of course, we’re keeping a careful eye on this in real time, analyzing transmission rates as well as rates of catastrophic outcomes as we update and evaluate our guidelines,” she said. Many of the states in the United States that have had restrictions in place for the longest are now removing them. California, Delaware, Connecticut, and New York, all of which are Democrat-controlled states, have lately … Continue reading CDC Director Won’t Define End Goals for Mask Guidance.