What The End Of The Mask Mandate Means For The Pandemic — And High-Risk Travelers
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🗓️ 19 April 2022
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| 0:00.0 | Well, that didn't take long. |
| 0:02.6 | Good morning, America. |
| 0:04.3 | The major mass reversal. |
| 0:05.9 | The federal mass mandate for travelers is over after a judge strikes it down. |
| 0:10.6 | As masks come off on planes, trains, airports. |
| 0:14.1 | By Tuesday morning, less than 24 hours after a federal judge struck down the CDC's mass |
| 0:19.7 | mandate for public transportation, videos like this one appeared on social media. |
| 0:24.9 | The transportation security administration will no longer enforce the federal mandate, |
| 0:29.7 | requiring mass in all U.S. airports and on-board aircraft. |
| 0:35.2 | That's a crew member on a flight announcing the change to applause. |
| 0:38.8 | The nation's largest airlines all dropped their mask requirements just hours after a federal |
| 0:43.7 | judge ruled the CDC had overstepped its legal authority. |
| 0:47.8 | That judge was appointed by former President Trump. |
| 0:51.4 | Our decision cleared the way for masks to come off elsewhere too. |
| 0:55.4 | Right share company Uber, announcing overnight, it is dropping mask mandates for drivers and |
| 1:00.7 | riders. |
| 1:01.7 | Airlines and ride hailing companies seem pretty happy to dispense with the mandates as quickly |
| 1:06.5 | as possible. |
| 1:08.0 | After all, the FAA received nearly 6,000 reports of unruly airline passenger incidents |
| 1:14.5 | last year, an old time high. |
| 1:16.8 | More than 70% of those incidents were caused by mask conflicts. |
| 1:22.4 | So this is obviously a disappointing decision. |
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