A dwindling number of places are requiring masks as the U.S. inches towards normalcy. One notable holdout: TSA.
, the last U.S. state with a statewide mandate, announced that it is ending its mask mandate later this month.that was originally set to expire on March 18 for another month.
"During that time, CDC will work with government agencies to help inform a revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in the public transportation corridor," theadvocate for continued masking on public transportation, specifically air travel, to reduce broader community transmission.
One person wearing a masks reduces the likelihood of getting COVID-19 by about 50%, Leonard J. Marcus, director of theat Harvard University said, adding that the chance of transmitting also decreases by about 50%. "If you put that together – so you’ve got a lot of people on an aeroplane, everybody’s wearing a mask – you’ve done something, in combination with the ventilation system, that really reduces the likelihood of transmission,"The TSA's requirement has drawn criticism from some Americans, including a group of senators, who say all mask mandates should be abandoned.
The Senate passed a resolution this week in a 57-40 vote that would undo the TSA's extended mask mandate, with eight Democrats signing on,
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