Are Masks Still Necessary , When We're Outside?.
As more Americans are vaccinated, questions
about mask-wearing have become common.
Growing evidence suggests that outside
coronavirus transmission is significantly less
likely to occur than inside transmission.
Regardless, mask-wearing
remains controversial, even
for those who are vaccinated.
Experts say that the answer about whether or
not to wear a mask around others outdoors
comes down to a "two-out-of-three rule.".
For those who are vaccinated, the rule breaks
down to a combination of three simple conditions:
outdoors, masked and distanced.
Indoors and distanced = wear a mask.
Outdoors and not distanced = wear a mask.
Outdoors and distanced = no mask is necessary. .
Basically, for those who are vaccinated,
being outdoors and socially distanced
equates to a chance to go maskless