CDC could change metrics used for COVID-19 restrictions, including masks, as soon as Friday

The CDC could soon change the metrics used to determine recommended local COVID 19 restrictions, including mask mandates.

ATLANTA -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could soon change the metrics used to determine recommended local COVID-19 restrictions, including mask mandates, according to a scientist involved in the process.

The CDC said it's changing its guidelines because many people nationwide are vaccinated, and the dominant omicron variant has been presenting with comparatively mild symptoms in most vaccinated people.

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