Watch Live: CDC announcing new guidance for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating its guidance to say that fully vaccinated people can forgo their masks and social distancing in many indoor situations, according to people familiar with the announcement. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced the new guidance during a White House COVID-19 briefing. 

"Today, CDC is updating our guidance for fully vaccinated people," Walensky said. "Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large our small, without wearing a mask or fully vaccinated. If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things you have stopped doing because of the pandemic. We have all longed for this moment, when we can get back to some sense of normalcy."  Anyone who is vaccinated but develops symptoms should mask up and get tested, she warned. Walensky also warned that there's always a chance the pandemic situation could worsen, and the nation may need to return to pieces of the earlier guidance. The move comes shortly after the CDC said fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks outdoors.