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Nevada Adopts New CDC Guidance Easing Mask Requirements

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada is adopting new mask-wearing guidance the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday for fully vaccinated people.

It allows them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.

The updated guidance is effective immediately in Nevada under a directive Gov. Steve Sisolak signed on May 3.

It aligned the state's mask usage with the CDC recommendations, including any subsequent guidance the center issues.

Nevada also started making COVID-19 shots available to children as young as 12 for the first time on Thursday after federal health advisers endorsed the use of Pfizer's vaccine in kids.

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