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AdvertisementCDC director says Iowa made a mistake when lifting COVID-19 mitigation effortsHide TranscriptShow Transcriptfor the inauguration, and at that time you predicted the country would be a close to a half a million deaths by mid February. That's almost exactly where we are right now. What do you think the trajectory is from this point? You know, I think so much depends on how we, as a country, behave. We still have 100,000 cases a day. We still have somewhere between 1535 100 deaths per day. And yet we see some communities relaxing. Some of their mitigation strategies were nowhere out of the woods. And as you note, if we relax these mitigation strategies with increasing transmissible variants out there, we could be in a much more difficult spot. So what I would say is now is the time to not let up our guard. Now is the time to double down. Still, with 100,000 cases a day still with over 2.5 times the cases we had over the summer. So you're talking about places like Montana and Iowa, where they have lifted masking requirements. You say that's a mistake. Indeed. Indeed, I think we're not out of the woods yet. We need to get our kids back to school. We need to get our communities back to some normal functioning before we can start thinking about letting up our mitigation strategies.AdvertisementCDC director says Iowa made a mistake when lifting COVID-19 mitigation effortsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky called out Iowa for lifting mitigation efforts in an interview Sunday morning with "Face the Nation.""We are nowhere out of the woods, and as you know, if we relax these mitigation strategies with the increasing transmissible variant out there, we could be in a much more difficult spot," Walensky said. "What I would say is now is the time to not let up our guard. Now is the time to double down. Still with a 100,000 cases a day, still with over 2.5 times the cases we had over the summer." "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan specifically asked if the director was speaking about states like Montana and Iowa. Brennan asked if those states made a mistake. Walensky replied, "Indeed. I think we're not out of the woods yet. We need to get our kids back to school. We need to get our communities back to some normal functioning before we can start thinking about letting up our mitigation strategies." On Feb. 5, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she was lifting nearly all of her restrictions on businesses, gatherings and masks. Her proclamation stated, "I strongly encourage that all businesses or other employers remain open with in-person operations take reasonable measures under the circumstances of each establishment to ensure the health of employees, patrons and members of the public, including social distancing practices, increased hygiene practices and other public health measures to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19."Iowa has been ranked near the bottom of the CDC's list for its vaccine rollout plan.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky called out Iowa for lifting mitigation efforts in an interview Sunday morning with "Face the Nation.""We are nowhere out of the woods, and as you know, if we relax these mitigation strategies with the increasing transmissible variant out there, we could be in a much more difficult spot," Walensky said. "What I would say is now is the time to not let up our guard. Now is the time to double down. Still with a 100,000 cases a day, still with over 2.5 times the cases we had over the summer."Advertisement"Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan specifically asked if the director was speaking about states like Montana and Iowa. Brennan asked if those states made a mistake. Walensky replied, "Indeed. I think we're not out of the woods yet. We need to get our kids back to school. We need to get our communities back to some normal functioning before we can start thinking about letting up our mitigation strategies." On Feb. 5, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on businesses, gatherings and masks. Her proclamation stated, "I strongly encourage that all businesses or other employers remain open with in-person operations take reasonable measures under the circumstances of each establishment to ensure the health of employees, patrons and members of the public, including social distancing practices, increased hygiene practices and other public health measures to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19."Iowa has been ranked near the bottom of the CDC's list for its vaccine rollout plan.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementCDC director says Iowa made a mistake when lifting COVID-19 mitigation effortsHide TranscriptShow Transcriptfor the inauguration, and at that time you predicted the country would be a close to a half a million deaths by mid February. That's almost exactly where we are right now. What do you think the trajectory is from this point? You know, I think so much depends on how we, as a country, behave. We still have 100,000 cases a day. We still have somewhere between 1535 100 deaths per day. And yet we see some communities relaxing. Some of their mitigation strategies were nowhere...

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