Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who is the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says she is concerned that another avoidable surge" of COVID-19 could happen if people continue not wearing a mask, physical distancing and avoiding crowds or traveling.
She says " the continued relaxation of prevention measures while cases are still high and while concerning variants are spreading rapidly throughout the United States is a serious threat to the progress we have made as a nation,"