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WALENSKY: “We are assessing the most important factors based on where we are in the pandemic and will soon put guidance in place that is relevant and encourages prevention measures when they are most needed to protect public health and our hospitals. We want to give people a break from things like mask wearing when these metrics or better and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen. If and when we update our guidance we will communicate that clearly and it will be based on the data and the science.”