California, Delaware, New Jersey and Connecticut have announced they are rolling back mask mandates.
, getting ahead of Biden administration guidance that still call for masking in schools and many other indoor spaces.
COVID-19 transmission is still high in most of California and Connecticut, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, Newsom says new cases have fallen by 65% in his state, and Connecticut's cases. Controlling the spread of the virus may also get a boost from expanding vaccine eligibility to children under the age of five, which could happen by the end of February.
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