Map: Pa. COVID-19 transmission levels in each county – WTAE Pittsburgh

OF FOUR O’CLOCK THAT MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY FROM THE CDC REGARDING FACE MASKS PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS4. ANCHOR MIKE CLARK JOSHEP LIVE TONIGHT FROM THE NEWSROOM AND MIKE THE CDC NOW BACKTRACKING WHEN IT COMES TO MASS GUIDANCE FOR VACCINATED PEOPLEND A SCHOOLS. THAT’S RIGHT, ANDREW AND KELLY. THIS IS A DEVELOPING CHANGING STORY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL ESSENTIALLY REVERSING ITS GUIDANCE TODAY. THE GOAL IS TO TARGET SPECICFI AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THAT ARE STILL SEEING HIGH LEVELS OF CO 19 CDC SAYS EVERYONE IN THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS WHETHER THEY ARE VACCINATED OR NOT SHOULD STILL BE WEARING A MASK. TODAY’’ GUIDANCE ALSO INCLUDES A RECOMMENDATION FORVE ERYONE IN K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS TO WEAR A MASK REGARDLSES OF THEIR VACCINATION STATUS EARLIER THIS MONTHHE T CDC SUGGESTED THAT CCINVAATED STUDENTS AND STAFF WERE SAFE TO GO WITUTHO THEIR MASKS BUT CHANGING GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDING MASKS AGAIN REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS IS SOMETHING PITTSBURGH SHE NEWS 4 SPOKE TO DR. AMISH SHADOWJAH ABOUT TODAY. HE SAYS THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT’S DRIVING CASES RIGHT NOW, IT’S NOT VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS. SAYS IT’S THE UNVACCINATED. THE SOLUTION TO COVID IS NOT MASKITS S VACCINES. SO YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT MASS ARE A TEMPORIZING MEASURE AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO WEAR MASKS ARE PROBABLY STILL NOT GOING TO WEAR MASKS. SO THERE’S GOING TO BE A MARGINAL VALUE WITH THIS DEBATE. WHAT WE REALLYD NEE TO DO IS GO AND MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE ANDRY T AND GET TMHE VACCINATED TRY AND AND DISPEL SOME OF THE MYTHS ABOUT THE VAC