How new CDC guidance could impede Wall Street’s return to the office

Wall Street titans beating the “back-to-your-desks” drumbeat have just been dealt a potential setback by the Centers for Disease Control.

On Tuesday, the national public health agency reversed its previous guidance on mask-wearing for vaccinated people — saying it now recommends face coverings in all public settings for anyone in a COVID hot spot. That means masks indoors for anyone working in an area deemed at “high” or “substantial” risk of coronavirus transmission. New York City, the heart and soul of Wall Street, is currently considered to have substantial risk of transmission as the more highly contagious Delta variant spreads.