People should be cautiously optimistic about new CDC guidelines, WNC health officials say

Leo Carney, kitchen manager at McElroy's Harbor House in Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, holds his ever present face mask, Friday, March 5, 2021. Carney said the removal of coronavirus restrictions will disproportionately impact Black residents — many of whom are essential workers. The Biloxi native said it would feel better with restrictions being removed if essential workers had access to the coronavirus vaccine. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)