Masks are BACK at the White House: Kamala tells guests to wear face coverings ...

Masks are BACK at the White House: Kamala tells guests to wear face coverings ...
Masks are BACK at the White House: Kamala tells guests to wear face coverings ...

White House officials told guests to wear masks on Tuesday, minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended vaccinated Americans use face masks indoors in areas were COVID-19 was spreading rapidly.

Reporters covering an event with the Vice President Kamala Harris were handed masks and told to cover up before entering her ceremonial office, according to attendees.

The moves illustrate growing alarm among officials at the way the fast-spreading Delta variant is undoing progress in tackling the pandemic. 

Earlier President Biden said he was 'considering' mandatory vaccines for all federal workers. 

Harris wore a mask as she met with Native American community leaders and then issued a plea to the public.

'None of us like wearing masks,' she said. 

'People need to get vaccinated. People need to get vaccinated. 

'It will save their life. This virus is no joke.' 

Vice President Kamala Harris and Native American community leaders masked up for their meeting in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex after the CDC issued new guidance on face coverings

Vice President Kamala Harris and Native American community leaders masked up for their meeting in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex after the CDC issued new guidance on face coverings

Reporters covering the voting rights event were told to wear a mask before they entered the Vice President's Ceremonial Office. Staff handed out masks to anyone who had arrived without a face covering

Reporters covering the voting rights event were told to wear a mask before they entered the Vice President's Ceremonial Office. Staff handed out masks to anyone who had arrived without a face covering

Fin Gomez, a journalist with CBS News and White House Correspondents Association board member, replaces signs telling reporters only the unvaccinated must wear a mask with ones saying everyone must cover up before entering the James Brady Briefing Room

Fin Gomez, a journalist with CBS News and White House Correspondents Association board member, replaces signs telling reporters only the unvaccinated must wear a mask with ones saying everyone must cover up before entering the James Brady Briefing Room

The signs were removed in May when the CDC relaxed its guidance and said fully vaccinated people need no longer wear masks indoors

The signs were removed in May when the CDC relaxed its guidance and said fully vaccinated people need no longer wear masks indoors

The Delta variant is blamed for surging numbers of COVID-19 infections in the U.S., triggering a range of new measures to halt its spread

The Delta variant is blamed for surging numbers of COVID-19 infections in the U.S., triggering a range of new measures to halt its spread

President Biden had promised a 'summer of freedom' but the numbers keep going up

President Biden had promised a 'summer of freedom' but the numbers keep going up

Afterwards, a White House official explained the policy: 'We follow CDC guidance and this

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