Our coup, thank you very much. Have a good weekend. I am Chris Pomo and welcome to prime time.

So will the great unmasking announced by the CDC get more people to vaccinate?

We're going to have to see, especially now as Dr. Fauci made clear today,

things are going to be freeing up all over society on the quick.

Things will clarify. It may take a little time for people to get used to this new guideline,

but I think literally, you know, within a week or so, you're going to see people really

understanding what it means and getting into line with it.

We are already seeing moves in both directions. At least 18 states have lifted or will be lifting

pandemic mandates after the CDC's shift among them, Minnesota. But Minnesota's twin cities,

Minneapolis and St. Paul have not lifted their restrictions. So they're going to remain. Remember,

you got state, which also have local. There'll be some fights. But remember, why would there be any

disconnect? Well, it's about confidence, but also competence. There's no federal mechanism to

check VAC's status. Many states don't have their own mechanism. So enforcement's are unknown

for states, localities, businesses. And we see that reflected in the uneven responses.

Many big chain retailers target Home Depot Starbucks, leaving policies unchanged.

But huge changes at the largest retailer in the country, Walmart, no longer requiring

vaccinated workers and shoppers to wear masks, except immunicipalities that require them.

Same as Costco, Trader Joe's, not requiring their customers to wear masks anymore. The unvaccinated

are still being encouraged to, but proof won't be required. See, it's easy to see who is wearing

a mask, right? Because either you got it or you don't. But if you don't have one on, how would

you ever know if the person is vaccinated? I guess they could tell you would you believe them?

So will all the unvaccinated just ditch their masks now? Because no one's going to be able to tell

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