What Masks Off on Public Transit Means for the Pandemic
Why is this mandate different from all other mandates?
Updated at 6:50 p.m. ET on April 20, 2022
If you commuted to work today on a bus, train, or metro system, you probably saw more mouths and noses than usual. On Monday, a Trump-appointed federal judge struck down a CDC rule that mandated masks on all U.S. transportation networks, including in airports and on planes. Airline passengers who were mid-flight when the news broke cheered and ripped their masks, discarding them in trash bags that helpfully brought up and down the aisle.
