The CDC says 90 percent of people no longer need masks. Experts who've been very careful thus far are starting to shift their approaches — but just a little.
"Don’t say it’s over," Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University, said of the pandemic."We say it’s better, much better. Is there still a lot of needless death that’s happening? Absolutely. And I really want us to be laser-focused on making sure everyone who is eligible gets vaccinated and gets the vaccines that they need."is one of many public health experts who spent the last two years living with a high degree of caution.
But she's still careful, Smith said, since she and her siblings share caregiving responsibilities for their immunocompromised mother. until vaccines became available. Lessler also cares for an immunocompromised relative, and he and his wife, a doctor, are often around people for work. So they felt an obligation to shield others from potential exposure, he said.