Relief, reluctance and confusion: New Yorkers react to mask-free guidance

The CDC says people who have been vaccinated no longer have to wear face coverings in public - but not all are enthusiastic

When the CDC announced this week that people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 mostly didn't have to wear masks indoors, many Americans saw this news as cause for celebration, feeling a sense of freedom after 15 months of itchy and cumbersome face coverings.

But in New York City, which was the US's first coronavirus hotspot last spring, not everyone was rushing to rip off their masks, despite the official OK to do so.