• Joe Biden on Friday night told Americans to expect more COVID-19 restrictions
  • On Tuesday the CDC made a U-turn and recommended once again face masks
  • On May 18 the CDC had announced that face masks were no longer necessary
  • Biden spoke on Friday after CDC published the data behind Tuesday’s decision
  • It showed that the Delta variant is significantly more of a threat than believed
  • Fully vaccinated people are able to spread the virus, it now emerges
  • Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, said that a federal vaccine mandate was being considered
  • Multiple private sector employers, plus some state and federal agencies, have started bringing in rules making vaccines mandatory, to avoid regular testingÂ