OPINION: Biden's State of the Union unmasks the politics of the CDC
A pedestrian removes a protective mask worn as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus in Philadelphia, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Since the Omicron peak, opinion pages have increasingly challenged the CDC’s overly restrictive recommendations. State after state ended their own mandates as COVID cases subsided and as the public’s trust—and practices—grew increasingly out of step with CDC guidance.
Under the new guidance, President Biden was able to enter the House chamber unmasked and trumpet that"Under these new guidelines, most Americans in most of the country can now be mask free… COVID-19 need no longer control our lives." Regarding schools, Biden shrugged off indifference evident one week prior to say,"Most Americans can remove their masks and stay in the classroom, and move forward safely.
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