Surprise! CDC reversal on masks leaves states, businesses scrambling
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/surprise-cdc-reversal-masks-leaves-states-businesses-scrambling/story?id=77691769""Americans are feeling incredible whiplash," one health expert said"
"Governors said they weren’t briefed in advance on the plan, despite 24 states and the District of Columbia having some sort of state-wide mask mandate in place at the time of the announcement."
"We were as surprised as anyone by the CDC’s announcement – learning about it through the press," said Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire, calling CDC messaging in recent months "inconsistent, convoluted, and ever changing."
"Several health experts also said were caught off guard, assuming new mask recommendations would come when more Americans were fully vaccinated. Nearly 36% of the U.S. population is vaccinated, and the pace of shots has declined.
"I thought it would be prudent to wait until everyone who is willing (ages 12 and up) has had an opportunity to be fully vaccinated, around July 1," said Linsey Marr, a virus transmission expert at Virginia Tech.
Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and visiting professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University's Milken School of Public Health, tweeted: "I’m still stunned at the CDC decision."
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Just ridiculously irresponsible without data on known variants, let alone anything else that might be forthcoming.
Just does not feel like the solid, responsible governance we have come to rely on from Joe & Kamala's team. 
The whole thing seems "off" to me. 
I'm not a paranoid person, nor a germophobe - never have had a flu shot in my life, but this is very different and I, too, am troubled by the high percentage of folks who are seemingly so gung ho to ditch their masks.
Feeling like Alice in Wonderland, yet again... 
Pathetic, imo. Very disappointing, and has me wondering how many dumpites are hanging around CDC. 
These CDC folks are supposed to follow the science, not stick their heads in the sand to please maskholes and science deniers!
