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Is not as -- not as deadly. it doesnt make people as sick as these previous variants. let me show you quickly, john, oregon. this is one of the states where theyre talking about rolling back these mask mandates at some point soon. you can see if you see previously what happened sort of middle of june of last year they lifted mandates, and, you know, pretty soon after that the delta surge and sort of straight up the numbers went, and they reinstated mandates at some point around masks. this was t...

As a result, were always lagging. we talk about when to lift masks, when to actually stop mitigation measures. thats based on data. the data we have is often -- its not adequate, nor is it timely either. theres inconsistencies in the data. just as a reporter for two years, its kind of remarkable if we hear positive test, does that mean its a test of a single person or could a person have had three positive tests and that leads to three positives in a particular locality? still, there are states ...

That at times has led to more relaxation of the rules. and theres a nor stringent of the mitigation measures, masks being one of them. were very fortunate here in new jersey we have a governor that believes the following the science, and following the data. we continue to press that. no one can predict exactly what things look like. well see how things are trending. but should anything change and look different at the time, or even in the future it shouldnt be a political decision to take a mask...

Governors seem to be saying, our people are tired, business community is tired. parents are tired. we need to do something. >> tired and frustrated and angry with public health officials whose trust in them has fallen over the past couple years. frustrated with local and state officials. but i want to highlight something which is the frustration of vaccinated america with unvaccinated america. and you saw that in the comments from democratic governor jerry polis of colorado. hes steadily talked ...

Deadly. doesnt make people as sick as these previous variants. let me show you, quickly, john, oregon. these -- this is one of the states where they are talking about rolling back these mask mandates at some point soon. you can see if you -- if you see, you know, previously what happened, sort of midfuldle of e of last year, they lifted mandates and, you know, pretty soon after that, the -- the delta surge and sort of straight up, the numbers went and they reinstated mandates at some point aroun...

The white house and the cdc to update their guidance on mask usage. cnns jacqueline howard is joining us now with some new cnn reporting. so where do we stand here? >> reporter: brianna, what were really seeing here are states outpacing the federal government and making plans to lift mask mandates and roll back some other mitigation measures. we should have a list of states that have moved forward with setting a date on when some school mask mandates will be lifted. new jersey, connecticut, dela...

Not yet vaccinated. i completely agree we need to keep schools open, they are more than an academic institution, provide social skills, emotional skills, safety, support, nutrition, health, activities, so many things for children but one thing that we do know is that masking allows schools to actually stay open in a safe way with these important mitigation measures in place. we know that you are much less likely to test positive if you -- >> so what do you say to that dr. noble? the point the do...

The last couple weeks, theres been close to 50%, roughly, increase in cases. and also an increase in hospitalizations, wolf. its not clear exactly how closely those are linked, because typically hospitalizations follow cases. but yeah, i think we have to keep an eye on this and be ready so were not surprised again. >> some indicators, as you well know, are already showing these signs, as you point out, of these increasing coronavirus trends here in the u.s. do you think well see mitigation measu...

Covid cases may be falling near the united states, but that they are climbing once again across europe. nearly half of all european countries reported spikes in infections over the past week which could be in part because of relaxed mitigation measures and the waning protection of vaccines. meanwhile the ceo of pfizer says a fourth shot which would amount to a second booster is necessary. the company plans to submit data to a fourth shod to the fda now. with me is a senior scholar at the johns h...

Virus coming back. well need to revisit mitigation measures. im not sure of the month without masks has been worth it. >> the waste water metric has really been an effective one. dr. jonathan reiner, thank you so much. >> my pleasure. and coming up, cnn takes an in-depth look at one of russias most brutal attacks so far in this war and debunks the russian claims that its bombing of a maternity hospital was legitimate. well have the new investigation for you up next. i dont just play someone br...