https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/community-levels.html#anchor_82254
I'm sure some of you have seen the latest "guidance" from the CDC regarding "community levels" and how they affect mask "requirements"...From what I can tell, it seems if you live in a low or medium-level county, you are not required to wear a mask indoors. It's only the high-level counties that are "required"...so I'm confused...
Click the link, then scroll down past the map of the US to the section where they differentiate between low, medium, and high-risk categories...you'll notice there's a footnote next to the word "mask" in the high-risk section...what does that footnote refer to? It says...
"At all levels, people can wear a mask based on personal preference, informed by personal level of risk. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask."
It sounds to me that, even if you're in a "high-risk" county, mask-wearing comes down to personal preference after you've considered your own personal level of risk. So, if you have no symptoms, no positive test, and no exposure to someone with the virus, that would mean you're welcome to show your face right? Only people with the aforementioned criteria would need to cover their face according to the CDC...from what I gather...since they're following the science and all...Thoughts?
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/community-levels.html#anchor_82254