Most indoor mask recommendations may be on way out in U.S., experts say

COVID-19 cases are declining quickly while vaccinations continue to rise slowly but surely in the United States, the former epicenter of the pandemic.

Many experts believe the time will soon be right for the federal government to ease its recommendations on indoor masking across the board and say doing so could help encourage more vaccine holdouts about the clear benefits of getting their shots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already says masks aren't needed outdoors for vaccinated people unless it's crowded, nor indoors when inoculated individuals gather in small groups with others who are immunized.