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Mask guidance changing for vaccinated people

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to revise its mask guidance, saying fully vaccinated Americans should wear masks indoors in communities where there is substantial or high transmission of COVID-19, a federal official told CBS News. During her daily press briefing, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters, "The reality is we are dealing with a much different strain of this virus than we were," and she said the vaccines continue to provide protection against the coronavirus. Watch her remarks.

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Surge in COVID-19 cases in some areas

The U.S. is seeing an outbreak of new coronavirus cases in areas where vaccination rates remain low. Infections are being driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, which is now the dominant strain in the U.S. It accounts for 83 percent of cases. CBS' Michael George reports on the latest on the pandemic. Then Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the importance of vaccines.

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Panel meets on COVID vaccine side effects

A CDC expert panel met Thursday to discuss the small risk of rare side effects linked to some COVID-19 vaccines. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices reviewed cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder associated with the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. There have been 100 reported cases, including one death, among the more than 13 million J&J doses given in the U.S. Dr. David Agus explains why the committee says the benefits of the vaccines far outweigh any risks.

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