Mask Mandate on US Flights Officially Ended!

YouTube · Post by **General Mackevili** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:44 am

That's a breath of fresh air, literally. Hopefully everyone else Dolores suit. And of course, you still have the choice to wear one if you so choose.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Mask Mandate for Planes and Public Transit

The nation’s largest airlines dropped the requirement within hours of the ruling, but New York’s M.T.A. said its passengers must still wear a mask for now.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Florida struck down the mask requirement on airplanes, trains, buses and other public transportation on Monday, less than a week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had extended it through May 3.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/18/us/p ... lanes.html

Doc67 · Post by **Doc67** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:06 am

I bet there will still be plenty of people who keep wearing them for some time to come.

Asia have been wearing masks long before Covid, for air quality or infection control. With influenza rates apparently very low in the west since mask wearing became 'fashionable' in 2020, it would not be the worst idea to use them seasonally and selectively rather than consign them to the dustbin of history.

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:08 am

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:19 am

John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:08 am

That is why doctors, nurses, lab workers, and the like drop dead all the time.

Doc67 · Post by **Doc67** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:39 am

hanno wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:19 am
John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:08 am
That is why doctors, nurses, lab workers, and the like drop dead all the time.

Hence my caveat, "seasonally and selectively". A crowded commuter train in London during January sounds like a decent idea. Walking though the park in July in a mask is just daft.

A public health campaign, without all the hyperbole, promoting their use in certain circumstances could be useful.

pissontheroof · Post by **pissontheroof** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:46 am

in my case (i dont fly i guess because i havent been vaxxed ) but the no mask law or optional would make me want to wear one

to protect myself from people like me , but if mandatory i know i would get out of it one way or the other

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:02 am

Doc67 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:39 am A public health campaign, without all the hyperbole, promoting their use in certain circumstances could be useful.

I certainly agree with that. In some parts of the world, masks are just way too politicised. Here in Vietnam, I am beginning to see the first people without masks, though the vast majority still wear them and I do not expect that to change anytime soon. No politics involved, just the way it is. Personally, I would continue to wear a mask in busy places (which is all of Vietnam), even if the mandate was lifted.

Spigzy · Post by **Spigzy** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:11 am

hanno wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:19 am
John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:08 am
That is why doctors, nurses, lab workers, and the like drop dead all the time.

Ah, but aren't they all in hospital?!!
:stir:

xandreu · Post by **xandreu** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:25 am

I think even now, more than two years down the line, many people are still under the assumption that masks are there to protect them from catching airborne diseases such as Covid, when all they really do is help to prevent you from spreading your germs to other people, should you yourself be infected with anything.

I'll bet every single person sitting on one of these planes voluntarily wearing a face mask will be doing so in the mistaken belief that it is protecting them.

Doc67 · Post by **Doc67** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:58 pm

hanno wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:02 am
Doc67 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:39 am A public health campaign, without all the hyperbole, promoting their use in certain circumstances could be useful.
I certainly agree with that. In some parts of the world, masks are just way too politicised. Here in Vietnam, I am beginning to see the first people without masks, though the vast majority still wear them and I do not expect that to change anytime soon. No politics involved, just the way it is. Personally, I would continue to wear a mask in busy places (which is all of Vietnam), even if the mandate was lifted.

I would say the ratio is about 50/50 where I am in Riverside, but that does include expats as well as locals. There has been a noticeable increase of non wearing recently. I go out in the morning for a walk without one but always have one in my pocket. I walk past the traffic police and some of them aren't even wearing one now.

I can't speak for the rural areas and whether they are still wearing them.

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