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Good morning. Welcome to Axios today.

It's Thursday, February 10th.

I'm Margaret Talif in Fernailabudu.

Here's how we're making you smarter today.

The inflation dilemma.

Be patient or cause a recession.

Plus, the federal government re-thinks facial recognition.

But first, mixed messaging on masks is today's one big thing.

This week, a number of Democratic governors announced that their states are dropping

their mask mandates and ending some COVID restrictions.

And at the same time, CDC director Rochelle Walensky said they are still recommending indoor masking.

Here to help us make sense of this mixed messaging is Axios co-founder Mike Allen.

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