Vaccinated People Spread The Delta Variant, CDC Says

[Durian Fiend]

I'm a bit concerned that in a press to appease the whiners the mask mandates will be removed too soon and we will take one step forward and two steps back.

I don't believe it's about giving in to the whiners but rather the desire to deliver some degree of normalcy to school children.  They've been either out of school, virtual (not) learning or masked up for two years now.  

The Omicron wave has begun to subside stateside, with most experts projecting a dramatic drop within the next 2-4 weeks.  

Nevertheless, you may be correct that there will be a resulting surge among kids.  It's difficult to come up with the "right" choice, perhaps impossible.  Policy makers must strive to be neither too cautious or too reckless.  Public opinion and trust are important. Surveys in Europe and US show that most people want restrictions rolled back.