(Faithwire) White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that wearing masks will remain “essential” — even after Americans have been vaccinated against COVID-19 infections.
Psaki made the comment in response to a question about a recent segment from “The News with Shepard Smith” during which the CNBC anchor rebuked shoppers and workers at a grocery store in Naples, Florida, for failing to wear masks while inside the market.
“Part of what we’re also trying to do is make our health and medical experts available to ensure people understand — and I’ll reiterate it here today — it’s not just a vaccine,” Psaki said. “That is obviously an incredible medical breakthrough, and we want every American to have one, but even after [you’re] vaccinated, social distancing, wearing masks are gonna be essential, and we’ll need to continue communicating that through health and medical experts.”