'Neanderthal thinking': Biden criticizes Texas, Mississippi for lifting mask mandates
Biden warned that now is not the time to ease health guidelines, especially as his administration works to ramp up vaccinations.
President Joe Biden speaks to the press before a meeting in the Oval Office with lawmakers on March 3, 2021.Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty Images
March 4, 2021, 7:11 AM AEDT By Lauren Egan
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden criticized the decisions in Texas and Mississippi to roll back statewide mask mandates and other Covid-19 health guidelines as "Neanderthal thinking."