Thirty-eight Western New York health organizations are recommending everyone wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

They released a statement Saturday, recommending people wear masks during large outdoor gatherings.

The organizations that signed the statement are all part of the COVID-19 Working Group, a coalition of doctors, healthcare professionals and scientists throughout New York, including those from Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, UB Emergency Medicine and the Erie County Medical Center.

They say their recommendations are based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The group also says 95% of recent deaths from the virus in Erie County were individuals who were not-fully vaccinated.

"There is no racial, ethnic or age group that is safe from COVID-19," the group said.