(2021-07-29) CDC Mask Decision Followed Stunning Findings From Cape Cod Beach Outbreak

CDC mask decision followed stunning findings from Cape Cod beach outbreak. A week after the crowds descended upon Provincetown, Massachusetts, to celebrate the Fourth of July

The COVID-19 outbreak quickly grew to the hundreds and most of them appeared to be vaccinated.

As of Thursday, 882 people were tied to the Provincetown outbreak. Among those living in Massachusetts, 74% of them were fully immunized, yet officials said the vast majority were also reporting symptoms. Seven people were reported hospitalized.

Before Provincetown, health officials had been operating under the assumption that it was extraordinarily rare for a vaccinated person to become infected with the virus. And if they did, they probably wouldn't end up passing it on to others, such as children too young to qualify for the vaccine or people who were medically vulnerable.