A Major Change in Mask Guidance from the CDC; Plus, Another Animal Super Power Discovered

Following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s sudden and substantial change in its mask wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana consider what the actual change may mean to different parts of society (01:28). The guys also take a look at some recent findings on how sharks are able to precisely determine geolocation (42:41).

U.S. administers 273.5 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines - CDC (Reuters)

The CDC’s New Mask Rules Just Follow the Science (Bloomberg)

Surprising reversal of COVID mask guidance based on science, CDC says. Here’s the data (Miami Herald)

CDC director says mask turnaround based solely on science (AP)

Millions Are Saying No to the Vaccines. What Are They Thinking? (The Atlantic)

As more Americans get vaccinated, 41% of Republicans still refuse COVID-19 shots (PBS)

Sharks use Earth's magnetic field as a GPS, scientists say (Yahoo)

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