The CDC says we can start ditching face masks now, but some people are clearly confused

In the hours after the milestone announcement from the CDC on Thursday -- finally updating its long-standing mask guidance to note that fully vaccinated people can now start getting back to their normal lives -- the news that people have been waiting for more than a year to hear was greeted with everything from appreciation to confusion. And plenty of people misunderstood the new guidance about face masks and social distancing altogether.

Here's what the CDC did not say in its updated face mask guidance: If you're vaccinated, you can go back to your old life, with no exceptions. Yet some of the news coverage, and even some of the social media commentary from "experts" might have led people to think that. Even White House COVID response team senior adviser Andy Slavitt made a big error when he tweeted the following on Thursday afternoon, following the CDC's news: "If you missed it, today the CDC revised their guidance for vaccinated Americans. Masks and social distancing are no longer needed indoors and outside if you are vaccinated."

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