The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sparked considerable outrage when, at the end of July, it recommended people wear masks indoors in areas with “substantial and high” rates of COVID-19 transmission, including those fully vaccinated.

“The CDC’s updated guidance deeply undermines vaccine confidence,” Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said at the time.

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