adults were split on whether the biden administration shoud end the mandate. let s start with you and the public health perspective. is this the right time to lift the mandate? no, it s a horrible time to lift the mandate. let s look at what s going on in terms of the omicron surge right now. over the last two week, cases have increased in the united states about 40%. daily cases rising about 40%. hopizations which were dropping have now levelled off and will soon rise. now virtually all the tests that are being done in the krucountrs