The COVID-19 public health emergency is officially over, but masking in health care settings like hospitals is still a topic of debate.<ul>
<li>Plus, how the IRS could soon disrupt the tax preparation industry.</li>
<li>And, China sentences a U.S. citizen to life in prison for espionage.</li>
</ul>Guests: Axios' Tina Reed and Han Chen; and The Washington Post's Jacob Bogage.Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi, Robin Linn, Lydia McMullen-Laird and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.Go Deeper:<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/admin/eden/editor/story/00f89664-f430-4293-b159-fac6be2b050c/content">Industry debates continued masking in health care settings</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/15/irs-free-file/">IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax prep giants</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/05/15/china-sentences-us-citizen-espionage">China sentences elderly U.S. citizen to life in prison on spying charges</a></li>
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