The change is based on new research suggesting vaccinated people who get infected can spread it to others, even if the vaccinated don’t get seriously ill.
"Remember, the hospitalizations due to COVID-19 - 99.8% of them are people who have not had their vaccine," he said. "So those of you out there who have not had a vaccine; you're a sitting duck right now."
Michael Olsterholm, an epidemiologist, Regents Professor, and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, recently said that states with low vaccination rates are 'time bombs' waiting to happen. This is due in large part to the 'Delta variant' that has caused the end of the pandemic to take an immediate left turn.