Traveling is about to look a lot different. A federal judge voided a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit. Now, airports and airlines can make their own decisions about face coverings.
Now, airports and airlines can make their own decisions about face coverings.
"I’m ready to take mine off so whenever they tell me I can I will," said Janine Giancana, who works as a traveling nurse.International Airport and the Oakland International Airport, masks are now optional."Effective immediately, following the updated TSA guidance, Oakland International Airport will no longer require airport employees or patrons to wear a face mask at its facility. The CDC continues to recommend that individuals wear masks in indoor transportation settings.
Renee Eshun from Oakland said, "I feel safer with masks on with different variants coming and a lot of germs are on the plane anyway." Just last week, the CDC announced its mask order would stay in effect an extra 15 days, until May 3rd. This was to take more time to study the BA.2 variant.
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