Hard Coupe appreciate you big day, big night.

I'm Chris Pomo and welcome to prime time.

The biggest step toward normal since this pandemic

started was taken today.

The CDC freed the fully vaccinated from wearing masks.

Masks have been recommended since April 3rd of 2020.

But no more for almost anywhere a fully vaccinated person

wants to go alone or with others, whether the others

are vaccinated or not.

Just imagine the simple ability to share a smile,

to walk down the street with a cigar in your mouth

as I did today, to not rush to cover when you see someone

outside to just be normal.

Not that masks were like wearing a suit of armor.

Let's be clear.

Let's be clear.

People overhyped it for too long anyway.

Made it too much of a burden.

But it does show when we do the right thing we make progress.

There are some caveats.

There are rules depending on buses and planes.

But the biggest caveat is that this change only applies

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