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Confusion over face masks as Delta variant spreads

There is mounting confusion in the U.S. over face masks after the W.H.O. recommended coverings regardless of vaccination status, but the CDC said it's not changing its guidance. David Begnaud shows us how states are responding amid a rise in cases of the Delta variant. Then, Dr. Kathleen Neuzil, a professor in vaccinology and the director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the day's coronavirus headlines.

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Delta COVID-19 variant detected in all 50 U.S. states

As CBS News' Jamie Yuccas reports, the Delta variant of the coronavirus is now reported across the entire country. Its fast spread has prompted one major city to reverse course on its mask recommendation. Then, Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton, co-founder and medical director of Goodstock Consulting and an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN's Nancy Chen with the latest on the fight against the pandemic.

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TSA sees record pandemic air travel

As CBS News' Michael George reports, the Transportation Security Administration counted more than 1.9 million people traveling through U.S. airports Friday, a number that hasn't been seen since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic was just beginning. Dr. Anand Swaminathan, an assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine at St. Joseph's Hospital in New Jersey, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the potential pandemic impacts of this weekend's mass travel and what travelers should do when they reach their destination.

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