Coffee Addict,
You answered your own question. Just because they stopped mandating it doesn’t mean that they still don’t recommend that people wear masks on their own volition.
Furthermore, can the republicans who have been fighting a war against mask and vaccine mandates stop blaming the democrats when the mandates get lifted?
You do not get both ways.
While the mandate applies – let’s scream that it’s against science.
After it is lifted, let’s scream that it’s against science.