In the White House, the President took off his mask during a meeting with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and other senators, the West Virginia Republican said. "I think it's a great milestone, a great day," Biden said in the White House Rose Garden, making a point to smile and tell others to do so after months of concealing their faces to keep one another safe. The White House told vaccinated staffers that they could take off their masks at work. At the root of the trepidation and consternation is the fact that the CDC's new policy relies almost entirely on trust. Now, people who have long complained that those who don't wear masks are ignoring science are in the position of having to trust the science themselves in taking off their masks.

Source: CNN May 14, 2021 04:41 UTC