Sunday August 8: 95% of Americans live in an area with high Covid transmission

New Covid-19 cases in the U.S. are at a 6-month high as the Delta variant ravages large swaths of the country. But Republican governors in hard-hit states like Florida and Texas are still resisting mask mandates and vaccine requirements.

Plus, the Biden administration touts a blockbuster jobs reports but there are concerns about how rising inflation could hurt Democrats in 2022.

And can New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's career survive a stunning report accusing him of sexual misconduct?

On today's panel: NPR's Tamara Keith, Astead Herndon of the New York Times, the Washington Post's Paul Kane, Molly Ball of Time Magazine, the Wall Street Journal's Greg Ip and CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner.

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