The 217 Today Podcast

217 Today: Thursday, July 1, 2021

Brian Moline and Carolina Garibay
 
People wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus watch a film at a movie theater in Beijing, Friday, July 24, 2020. The World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control have issued conflicting guidance on mask wearing.

People wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus watch a film at a movie theater in Beijing, Friday, July 24, 2020. The World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control have issued conflicting guidance on mask wearing. Mark Schiefelbein/AP

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Thursday, July 1, 2021

Today's headlines:

  • Illinois’ senior-most judicial authority says Springfield Democrats’ efforts to re-draw the state’s judicial district boundaries for the first time in 60 years could interfere with a major law aimed at criminal justice reform.

  • A portion of Illinois' recreational cannabis revenues goes into the R-3 program, which aims to reinvest in communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs.

  • Urbana’s two hospitals are strongly encouraging – but not requiring – their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

  • The Illinois Department of Public Health reports that 388 doses ofCOVID-19 vaccines were administered yesterday Tuesday in Champaign County. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered is currently 596.

In today's deep dive, the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization have issued conflicting guidance for mask-wearing among people vaccinated against COVID-19. We hear from a psychology professor about how people are dealing with that conflict.

Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Dana Vollmer, Vivian La and Yvonne Boose.