Blue states are rolling back mask rules – but experts warn it’s too soon

The lifting of mandates is coming at a time when the CDC says a vast majority of the country is still seeing high Covid transmission

Several US states, many of them governed by Democrats, began rolling back mask mandates this week, a move public health experts warn could set back progress battling Covid.

On Wednesday, Massachusetts, Illinois, New York and Rhode Island joined California, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Oregon in lifting mask mandates for some public places.