This week, a number of democratic governors announced that their states are dropping their mask mandates and ending some COVID restrictions. And at the same time, CDC guidance continues to recommend indoor masking. So what’s driving the governors‘ decisions— politics or science?
- Plus, the inflation dilemma: be patient or cause a recession?
- And, the federal government rethinks facial recognition
Guests: Axios' Mike Allen, Neil Irwin and Ina Fried.
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