While Democratic governors have begun to join their Republican counterparts in lifting mask mandates across the US, the White House held back from endorsing that decision on Wednesday, instead urging Americans to keep following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and mask up indoors.Press secretary Jen Psaki was repeatedly asked during her regular briefing about what Americans should do in states where mandates are being lifted while the CDC still recommends mask-wearing in areas of “substantial” or “high” transmission – which is currently the case in 99.4 percent of counties in America. “If you are a parent, a teacher, a student living in a state where [masking] is no longer recommended, should you still follow the CDC guidelines?” one reporter asked.
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