The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Beccera, was asked in a congressional hearing whether masking two-year-olds saved any lives. He refused to answer, and then claimed that masking was never forced upon people. Listen Here:
WBT's Brett Jensen joins Bo Thompson in studio talking about the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners rescinding the county mask ordinance effective February 26th, the family of Bob Saget getting a temporary injunction blocking the release of additional records related to his death, and WBT's 100th Anniversary Celebration coming April 9th.
In the first hour of the show, Vince makes his return to the air and talks about the end to mask mandates to much of the country - including in Mecklenburg County. Does this mean that COVID is no longer a "crisis" in our country?
In the second hour of the show, Pete makes mention of the CDC admitting that cloth masks do not stop the spread of COVID 19 and says many in North Carolina owe gubernatorial candidate Dan Forest - who got crucified for this lack of faith in masks during his campaign - an apology.
In the second hour of the show, Pete continues to talk about the debate of the success of the mask mandate in Mecklenburg County.
In the first hour of the show, Pete talks about Mecklenburg County's decision to keep the mask mandate ongoing in Charlotte.
“This is not a decision that we or CDC have made lightly,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky. The CDC's director also noted that due to a high number of cases nationwide the agency is considering more steps to help curb the rate of infection."
