Surgeon General Vivek Murthy appeared on multiple political interview shows Sunday morning amid an increase in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious delta variant.
Murthy said he is “worried for what is to come” in the pandemic.
He also discussed misinformation surrounding the virus and vaccines, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s lifting of mask guidance, a decision that has been criticized recently.
Read The Hill’s complete coverage below.
| Surgeon general defends CDC lifting mask mandate |
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| “I think the CDC’s guidance around masks was intended actually to give flexibility to individuals and to localities, recognizing that in this next phase of the pandemic, as we move into more of a local and regional response based on people’s vaccination rates and communities, that that guidance around what to do with mitigation measures like masks would also be tailored locally,” Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said. |
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