CDC announces updated COVID-19 mask guidelines

Vaccinated Americans can now breathe a big, deep sigh of relief.

People who have had all their COVID-19 shots can go outside without wearing a mask unless they’re in large gatherings, the CDC said in updated guidance Tuesday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said after the announcement that the state will immediately adopt the agency’s guidance, calling it “liberating.”

Those who have received both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna immunizations — or the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine — can be outdoors without a face-covering when walking, running or biking alone or with members of their household, the CDC said.