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Administration behind on mask guidance as the public turns against restrictions

By Haisten Willis
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Administration behind on mask guidance as the public turns against restrictions

If leadership is the power or ability to lead other people, the Biden administration seems to lead only on the front edge of COVID-19 waves.

When the omicron variant was first discovered over the Thanksgiving holiday, President Joe Biden announced a travel ban of eight African nations within days. By Dec. 2, he extended the federal mask mandate for public transit, airports, and airplanes from Jan. 18 to March 18, even though the earlier expiration was still 47 days away.

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