Morning Jolt: The CDC’s Unforced Error

On the menu today: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Biden administration make a critical error by recommending vaccinated Americans put on the masks again; sorting through who's still not vaccinated and why; figuring out Simone Biles's early withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics; and the spectacularly inane argument that Saudi Arabia is more "progressive" than the United States.

The CDC Chooses to Play Motivational Psychologist

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: "Although vaccines afford very high protection, infection with the delta and other variants remain [sic] possible. Fortunately, vaccination, even among those who acquire infections, appears to prevent serious illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19."

If you're vaccinated, the Delta variant could conceivably make you sick. But you're extremely unlikely to have complications serious enough to require hospitalization or be life-threatening. For the ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 28 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 28 2021 The CDC's Unforced Error On the menu today: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Biden administration make a critical error by recommending vaccinated Americans put on the masks again; sorting through who's still not vaccinated and why; figuring out Simone Biles's early withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics; and the spectacularly inane argument that Saudi Arabia is more "progressive" than the United States. The CDC Chooses to Play Motivational Psychologist The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: "Although vaccines afford very high protection, infection with the delta and other variants remain [sic] possible. Fortunately, vaccination, even among those who acquire infections, appears to prevent serious illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19." If you're vaccinated, the Delta variant could conceivably make you sick. But you're extremely unlikely to have complications serious enough to require hospitalization or be life-threatening. For the ...   READ MORE

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