Walensky stated Tuesday that "Given the current state of disease transmission, we would suggest that people should take their own risks into consideration when considering traveling." He said this during a White House Covid briefing. He noted that only people who have been fully vaccinated, and are wearing masks, can travel. We recommend that you avoid traveling if you're not vaccinated.
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, advised people not vaccinated against traveling during the upcoming Labor Day weekend. This is because the U.S. fights to stop a surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations due to the highly contagious delta variant.
Walensky stated that the current average seven-day number of Covid infections is 129.418 per day. This is 10% less than the previous week's seven days average. She said that the seven-day average for Covid hospitalizations is approximately 11,500 per day. This is a decrease of around 5 percent from the seven-day average.
She said that the number of covid deaths has risen just 2.3% in the past week, to an average of 896 deaths per-day over seven days.
Walensky recommended that you spend time outdoors with your vaccinated family members on Labor Day Weekend, and that you cover up indoors when possible, especially in public places, to prevent transmission.
Walensky stated that "Throughout the pandemic we have seen that the vast bulk of transmission occurs among unvaccinated persons in closed indoor settings." "Masks will not last forever, but they are temporary for the time being."
