More places in elevator mask mandates in the United States. A local leader says the honor system no longer works

“I say that respectfully with the CDC, but we really need to get back to a point where it’s encouraging (people) to get vaccinated and more of that approach instead of celebrating our new freedoms,” he told CNN. mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. Monday. “Because the honor system doesn’t work here, I don’t think it works in many parts of this country,” Mayor Quinton Lucas said.

Now, the mayor said, local officials are worried about how to move forward.

“It creates these kinds of challenges where, how does the store official do it? How does our health department do it to make some rule effective? So while I respect a lot of the jurisdictions that try, I think, really , meet CDC (guidance), it’s a challenge for us, ”the mayor said.

Some state and local leaders keep on wearing masks

Other leaders have not rushed so quickly to mask requirements.

“Outdoor environments present a lower risk of virus transmission than indoor environments, and lifting the indoor mask mandate may lead to increased transmission among those who are not yet fully vaccinated, including children who are not yet eligible or they have recently become eligible, “Murphy said in a statement.

“As we approach our vaccination target in the coming weeks, we hope to be able to safely lift the indoor mask requirement soon,” he added.

California also plans to maintain its mask mandate for covered activities for another month, officials said. The state face coverage rule for fully vaccinated residents will be withdrawn on June 15, Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretary of health and human services, announced Monday.

“This four-week period will give Californians time to prepare for this change, as we continue to relentlessly distribute vaccines, particularly to underserved communities and those that were hard hit throughout this pandemic,” Ghaly said. .

The effort to fire guns continues

One expert said she expects about 20-25% of Americans not to get a vaccine, but says she has not given up hope for all people who have not yet received any shots.

“There’s still a land game being played, it’s about going door to door, it’s about getting trusted community leaders,” emergency physician Dr. Megan Ranney said Monday. For example, he said that if they are offered a vaccine directly, they will often agree to get the vaccine.

“If we do, we will get a significant percentage of those people who have not yet been vaccinated,” he added.

The CDC is also asking companies to help support workers get vaccinated, director Rochelle Walensky told CNN earlier this week.

“We’re really asking companies to work with their workers to make sure they have paid time off to get vaccinated so they can be safe,” Walensky said.

Expert: The pandemic will not end in the US until it ends globally

The president said the United States would share at least 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of next month, which will add up to 80 million doses to be shipped overseas.

The additional 20 million doses will include Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, as well as AstraZeneca, which must be approved by federal regulators before being shipped overseas. This effort is underway.

“What they announced today is really important,” Dr. Tom Frieden, a former CDC director, told CNN on Monday. “This pandemic will not end in the United States until it ends globally.”

Biden also said Monday’s announcement was his administration’s latest effort to step up efforts abroad and work with other world leaders to end the pandemic and said he hoped to announce progress in overcoming the pandemic. overseas pandemic at the G7 summit in June.