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TSA to extend mask mandate for planes, public transportation until April 18

The mandate had been set expire on March 18.

March 10, 2022, 10:07 AM CST WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration is extending the mask mandate on public transportation until April 18, according to a White House official and a TSA official.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will work with government agencies to help inform a revised policy framework for when the mask rules can be lifted during this time, said the White House official.

The requirement was set to expire on March 18 after having been extended twice before.
On Wednesday, the agency put out a release ahead of a busy spring break travel period offering ten tips for getting through TSA efficiently, with the first tip being "continue to wear a face mask."

TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in a statement the agency's collaboration with industry and federal partners has been instrumental through the pandemic, "and now we are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel as demonstrated by the rapid recovery of the travel industry."

The mask requirement has stayed in place even after the CDC announced a shift in Covid-19 guidance in February, saying most Americans are safe without a mask in indoor settings.

The change to the mask guidance leans less heavily on the number of Covid-19 cases as a key measure, instead giving more weight to hospitalizations and local hospital capacity.

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DropTank

Muh freedumbs!!

vyperdriver

completely moronic

SunDevilPilot

Just 30 more days /s

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Stryker172

It'll be extended again in April.

Wipeout

In one month it will be safe. The science is settled…


Hope the sarcasm is thick enough.

Crown

the CDC has clearly decided that "covid 0" is their end goal for when masks will end on transportation.

If you're not disgusted by this, you're part of the problem. Show yourselves, mask supporters.

DeltaboundRedux

I love my government so much.

They only want what’s best for me.

Mandates like this prove it.

Pilot4000

Well, it could be worse. At least they didn't extend it 6 months.

kaputt

COVID fear porners still love this phrase over two years later, not realizing how it truly outs them as autocratic wanna-be’s that have zero interest in personal choice.

If the mask mandate ends you can still wear one all you want…