Lollapalooza, Masking Mandates & Vaccine Efficacy
A general view of the crowd on day two of the Lollapalooza music festival on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago. Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP
In late July 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new masking guidelines for vaccinated people and K-12 schools as fears heighten around the COVID-19 Delta variant and breakthrough viruses. Meanwhile, thousands of Illinosans gathered for Lollapalooza in Chicago and the Downhome Festival in Springfield.
The 21st spoke to three Illinois reporters about the updated CDC mask guidelines for K-12 schools & vaccinated people, Lollapalooza & vaccine efficacy over time.
GUESTS:
Cara Anthony
Midwest correspondent for Kaiser Health News
Peter Medlin
Education reporter at WNIJ and host of the podcast Teachers' Lounge
Dan Petrella
State government reporter for the Chicago Tribune
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