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And Sarah Pope also lives in the Tampa area. And she feels like she can’t breathe, and it gives her panic attacks.Īnd the second is this woman, Sarah Pope. But her lawyer describes that she could not imagine doing that if she had to wear a mask because she suffered from so much anxiety when wearing a mask. And she was hoping to visit her family in Colombia last August. The first is this woman, Ana Carolina Daza, and she lives in the Tampa area. Yes, so this Florida lawsuit has three plaintiffs. And one of those lawsuits that very few people had any idea even existed was this lawsuit in Florida. to remove this mask requirement for airlines and airports because they said they weren’t necessary, now that people were vaccinated and that we were getting rid of mask requirements in other aspects of life.Īnd in the background, there’s all these lawsuits, some by Republican lawmakers who are making a lot of noise about them, and some that really aren’t on anyone’s radar. michael barbaroĪnd then more recently, as some of these rules around masks began to fall away in other parts of life - the airline industry, the travel industry - they began lobbying very hard for the White House and the C.D.C. And masks became a huge battle point in the skies. But gradually, it became more and more tense, particularly after people became vaccinated. So initially, I don’t think there was a huge reaction because there were so many new mask rules emerging in all aspects of life, and some airlines were already requiring people to wear masks. When a new president comes in, they issue of flurry of executive orders. Got it, and what was the reaction to this mandate? Because I have to say, I don’t remember it being issued. have the ability to issue regulations that affect interstate travel when a disease is spreading between states. And the reason they said that they were able to do this is because the federal government and the C.D.C. But what it really came down to was a very strong recommendation that was essentially an order from the C.D.C., the Centers for Disease Control. And really, when people were writing about it and talking about it, people were really attributing this to the White House. People start referring to this as the transportation mask mandate. that says that masks are now going to be required in airports, on planes and in other forms of public transit. Mandating masks be worn, social distancing be kept on federal property and interstate commerce, et cetera. heather murphyĪnd one of the first big moves he takes is he, along with the C.D.C., issues this executive order - archived recording (joe biden) archived recording (joe biden)Īnd the first order I’m going to be signing here is - relates to Covid. But it’s worth remembering that almost no one was vaccinated at that point and infections were really high, about 700,000 a day. I know the pandemic is such a blur, it’s hard to remember what things were like at that point.
Heather, I think for a lot of people, this legal ruling seemingly came out of nowhere and suddenly ended a centerpiece of President Biden’s response to the pandemic, but you have been reporting on the origins of this case. I spoke with my colleagues, Heather Murphy and Sheryl Gay Stolberg. and why the case may endanger the federal government’s legal powers to intervene in future public health crises. the unlikely story behind how an obscure lawsuit in Florida and a newly appointed judge ended the federal mask mandate on public transportation - archived recordingĪ huge shift in travel policy when it comes to the pandemic. The Biden administration now says the C.D.C.‘s nationwide travel mask mandate for airplanes and other forms of transportation is not in effect after a federal judge today struck down the rule. Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 michael barbaroįrom The New York Times, I’m Michael Barbaro.
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