#TSA’s just-extended mask mandate has never made any sense

#TSA’s just-extended mask mandate has never made any sense

“TSA’s just-extended mask mandate has never made any sense” The federal rule that requires air travelers to wear face masks, which the Transportation Security Administration first imposed more than a year ago, was scheduled to expire this Friday. But the TSA extended the requirement for at least another month, for reasons even harder to understand than the…

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#CDC’s silly stalling on flight masks

#CDC’s silly stalling on flight masks

“CDC’s silly stalling on flight masks” The Transportation Security Administration, following the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will extend its mask mandate for airplanes through mid-April. Once again, the CDC is behind the curve.  The TSA announcement comes as virtually all states and major cities have dropped their indoor mask mandates…

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#Please, New Yorkers, just let the masks slide!

#Please, New Yorkers, just let the masks slide!

“Please, New Yorkers, just let the masks slide!” I live on the Upper West Side. I am a former Food and Drug Administration associate commissioner, run a not-for-profit public-health policy institute and am a visiting professor at the University of Paris Medical School. Despite my bona fides, I can’t get my neighbors or dog-park acquaintances…

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#Hochul scraps booster mandate for health care workers

#Hochul scraps booster mandate for health care workers

“#Hochul scraps booster mandate for health care workers” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday scrapped a controversial state mandate that would have required all healthcare workers to get a coronavirus booster shot by Monday in order to avoid worsening staffing shortages. The state health council approved the emergency edict last month when the COVID-19…

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#Lose mask mandates and other commentary

#Lose mask mandates and other commentary

“#Lose mask mandates and other commentary” Libertarian: Lose Mask Mandates President Biden “has no clear idea of when” to nix mask mandates for good, huffs Jacob Sullum at Reason. The right time is now: “Americans, including those who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, have the tools to protect themselves regardless of whether everyone else is…

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#NYSE, large US banks to drop mask mandate

#NYSE, large US banks to drop mask mandate

“#NYSE, large US banks to drop mask mandate” The New York Stock Exchange is withdrawing its mask mandate for fully vaccinated people effective immediately, a source said on Friday, after several large U.S. banks also dropped their mask requirements at their U.S. offices. The NYSE, which is owned by Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE.N), is now making…

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#‘You’re doing the right thing’

#‘You’re doing the right thing’

“#‘You’re doing the right thing’” Former Miss California Carrie Prejean Boller has published a series of Instagram videos in which she pays adults and children alike to flout California’s mask mandate. “Handing out $5 bills to the normal ones not complying with tyranny,” Boller captioned a video of herself doling out cash to one of…

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