(CNN) Changes to masking rules on federal property are likely coming soon, the White House said Friday, after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that Americans who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks outdoors or indoors except under rare certain circumstances. "It may take a couple of days, but certainly I would expect on federal lands, federal properties that the (CDC) guidelines will be the guide," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Friday. President Joe Biden began his presidency by asking Americans to wear masks for 100 days and requiring their use on federal property. The federal mandate Biden signed on his first day in office affects federal offices and federal lands. A president cannot tell states or cities what to do, but the mandate urged states to adopt the same masking practices.

Source: CNN May 14, 2021 18:45 UTC