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Mask mates or lockdowns. but mayors in savannah are ignoring it. van johnson joins me now. mr. mayor, thank you for being with us. one of the interesting questions i've had for federal officials and local officials over the course of the last several days, what was the tipping point for you? what were you seeing in the date that made you say, all right, we have to do something to slow this down. it's time on bring back masks. >> well, thank you for the opportunity. for us, we saw an increase in our community transmission index. we saw an increase in hospitalizations. we saw an increase in our ...

From the dean opublic schools, and why not just bringing back masks, and why wouldn't the cdc err on the side of caution to bring back masks? >> it is a good question, geoff. thank you for having me back. well, they are thinking of compliance, and are they going to do what we recommend. if people do not listen to cdc, that is undermining confidence, and that is part of it. they don't want to send a signal that the vaccines don't work, when we know that they do. clearly, unvaccinated people should wear some tasks, and if you are protected from a calculation at cdc of what to do next. >> that is...

Multiple of conversations when it comes to the need for boosters. first, it's the need for those that are immuno compromised. so that's a separate conversation. for the general public, there is no need for a booster shot, given all three vaccines are holding up very well to all the circulating variants. certainly maybe down the road as we see things waning over time, we may need a booster. so it's good to have it as an option. right now, it's too early to say that we need a booster for the general population. >> last quick question, in l.a. county, they talked about bringing back masks, even f...