Breaking Down The New CDC Mask Guidance

Published: July 29, 2021, 4:10 a.m.

b'On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its guidance on wearing masks. Short Wave co-host Maddie Sofia and NPR health correspondent Allison Aubrey explain what\'s changed and why. Plus, the latest on the Delta variant, a highly transmissible strain of the coronavirus.

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