CDC Reissues Mask Recommendation On Planes And Public Transportation Across America As Much Of The Northeast Moves Into “High Transmission” Category
deadline.comThe Centers for Disease Control and prevention announced a new recommendation that masks be worn by all persons 2 and older “in indoor areas of public transportation (such as airplanes, trains, etc.) and transportation hubs (such as airports, stations, etc.).” The CDC also encouraged people to wear “in crowded or poorly ventilated locations, such as airport jetways.” The announcement comes a little over two weeks after a U.S.
District judge in Florida ruled the CDC’s mask mandate exceeded its authority. The Justice Department has said it plans to appeal the ruling, if the CDC indicates it’s needed.
The CDC had, the week before the court ruling, extended the mask requirement through today. The recent announcement comes as a recommendation and not a mandate, however, which means it does not carry the force of law.
Local governments, for the time being, can decide whether or not they want to follow the it. Cases and hospitalizations have begun to rise across the United States as new, more transmissible variants spread in waves.
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