Covid Live Updates: C.D.C. Director Reaffirms the Vaccinated Don’t Need Masks Most of Time

The director said there are instances where local authorities in the U.S. might impose more stringent measures to protect the unvaccinated, remarks that followed the W.H.O. reiterating longstanding guidance that everyone, vaccinated or not, wear masks. Kim Jong-un says North Korea is facing a virus “crisis.” And the pandemic has reduced life expectancy in Brazil by over a year.