The CDC has updated its guidance saying fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks indoors or physically distance regardless of crowd size. Only a few instances remain where you need the mask. The reason for this announcement is that the vaccines have been shown to work in the real world, protect against variants, and vaccinated people are less likely to transmit the virus. Marissa Fernandez, health care reporter at Axios, joins us for the latest from the CDC.




Next, if you’re trying to buy a new car right now, you might not find what you’re looking for. A shortage of computer chips is driving up prices and leaving dealerships with less cars to offer. The chips are used for everything from safety systems to brakes and engines. Some manufacturers are holding unfinished cars until they can get the chips or taking out some tech features from the cars. Nora Naughton, auto industry reporter at the WSJ, joins us for more.




Finally, it’s time to relax if you are fully vaccinated. You can really start to ease the worry about your Covid risk. Many public health experts agree the risk of the virus has greatly diminished for those that have gotten their vaccine. New daily cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are declining and in the instance that you do catch the virus after your shot, the symptoms will likely be much milder. German Lopez, senior correspondent at Vox, joins us for why the vaccine is the best way to start moving beyond the pandemic.

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