Biden Wears Mask Outside to Announce Vaccinated People Don’t Need to Wear Masks Outside

President Joe Biden, who is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, wore a mask Tuesday while walking outside by himself to the podium to announce new CDC guidelines that vaccinated people can go without masks outdoors as long as they are not in big crowds.

According to updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if you are fully vaccinated, “You can gather or conduct activities outdoors without wearing a mask except in certain crowded settings and venues.”

“You can gather indoors with fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask or staying 6 feet apart,” the guidance states.

Furthermore, “You can gather indoors with unvaccinated people of any age from one other household (for example, visiting with relatives who all live together) without masks or staying 6 feet apart, unless any of those people or anyone they live with has an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.”

“Earlier today, the CDC made an important announcement. Starting today, if you’re fully vaccinated, and you’re outdoors, you need – and not in a big crowd – you no longer need to wear a mask. I want to be absolutely clear,” the president said.

“If you’re in a crowd like a stadium or at a conference or a concert, you still need to wear a mask even if you’re outside, but beginning today, gathering with a group of friends in a park, going for a picnic as long as you are vaccinated and outdoors, you can do it without a mask,” he said.