How a Sudden Mask Ruling Left the C.D.C. Reeling

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🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In January 2021, one of President Biden’s first big moves in office was to sign an executive order mandating masks in airports and on planes and other forms of public transit. But an unexpected ruling from a judge in Florida has abruptly and unexpectedly overturned that mandate — and the implications of the decision could tie the government’s hands when it comes to future health emergencies. Guest: Sheryl Gay Stolberg, a Washington correspondent covering health policy for The New York Times; and Heather Murphy, a reporter covering travel for The Times.

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0:31.5	From New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro.
0:34.0	This is Adely.
0:42.0	Today.
0:43.0	Major breaking news.
0:44.0	The Biden administration now says the CDC's nationwide travel mask band-8 for airplanes
0:49.4	and other forms of transportation is not in effect after a federal judge today struck
0:54.3	down the rule.
0:55.7	The unlikely story behind how an obscure lawsuit in Florida and a newly appointed judge
1:03.2	ended the federal mask mandate on public transportation.
1:07.1	A huge shift in travel policy when it comes to the pandemic we have seen.
1:12.9	And why the case may endanger the federal government's legal powers to intervene in
1:19.4	future public health crises.
1:23.0	I spoke with my colleagues Heather Murphy and Cheryl Gays-Dolberg.
1:28.7	It's Tuesday, April 26th.
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