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New mask guidance from the Centers for Affliction Control and Prevention states that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in nigh indoor or outdoor settings, but the recent change in guidelines has left some people dislocated.

NBC News investigative and consumer correspondent Vicky Nguyen stopped by TODAY to answer some of the well-nigh searched questions about mask-wearing.

Exercise kids still need to wear masks?

For now, kids should however wear masks, especially when in crowded indoor settings. The new CDC guidelines only apply to fully vaccinated people, and right now, children under the age of 12 can't exist vaccinated.

Notwithstanding, parents should consider giving kids "mask breaks" when they are outside, since the take a chance of contracting the virus in an outdoor setting is "miniscule," co-ordinate to Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

What if state or local rules require wearing masks?

While the CDC guidelines land that fully vaccinated people can stop wearing their masks indoors, several states and local areas yet have mask mandates that require face coverings be worn in indoor settings. Those rules do trump the CDC guidelines, according to Nguyen, and even if you're in an area that doesn't have a mask mandate, a individual business organization can still enquire you to vesture a mask.

"If a private business concern asks you to put your mask on inside, yous should, and that's a courtesy," Nguyen said. "And then bear that mask effectually with y'all ... We are in the transition period for sure."

Can we hug again?

This was i of the top searches this week, and Nguyen was excited to say that people tin indeed "hug it out" if everyone involved is fully vaccinated. If yous are not even so vaccinated, Nguyen still recommends wearing a mask for any hugs.

Weddings are dorsum. How do you ask almost vaccination status?

Weddings and other large events were mostly put on hold during the pandemic, but some are starting to see a lite at the end of the tunnel. However, some people are worried about how to politely ask their guests near vaccination status.

Al Roker said that his daughter Courtney, who is getting married this yr, wrote on the wedding invitations that they would "beloved people to be vaccinated," which Nguyen said was the best way to handle the situation.

"Just be directly frontwards," Nguyen said. "Don't stigmatize it. Equally Dr. (Natalie) Azar and many others take said, start past being open about your own vaccination status. ... What people do affects you, so it'south OK to ask, exist upfront, just don't judge."

Nguyen offered a brusque listing of tips people could keep in listen when asking near vaccination status:

Be open about your condition.
Offer up solutions to reduce adventure.
Don't show judgment.
Requite an incentive.
If someone is not vaccinated, ask them to clothing a mask and social distance.

Is information technology condom to drink alcohol afterwards getting the vaccine?

Nguyen said that according to NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres, it is "fine to have one or two drinks" after your vaccination. However, drinking more than than that can affect the immune system, which could potentially make the vaccine less effective.

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Kerry Breen is a reporter and associate editor for TODAY.com, where she reports on wellness news, pop culture and more than. She holds a principal'south degree in journalism from New York University.