After two entire years of mandating masks on airplanes, the TSA has decided that they're gonna make you continue to wear a mask on planes just a little while longer.
You know, because of The Science™ and to flatten the curve and whatnot.
From NBC:
The Transportation Security Administration is extending the mask mandate on public transportation until April 18, according to a White House official and a TSA official.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will work with government agencies to help inform a revised policy framework for when the mask rules can be lifted during this time, said the White House official.
The requirement was set to expire on March 18 after having been extended twice before.
Translation: There's no scientific reason to continue masking on airplanes, but we want to make you suffer with it for another month, just for the heck of it.
Note that three months ago, the CEOs of two American airlines stated that cabin HEPA filtration on an aircraft is way, way higher than your typical hospital, meaning the air is about as clean as you can possibly breathe.
More from NBC:
TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in a statement the agency's collaboration with industry and federal partners has been instrumental through the pandemic, "and now we are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel as demonstrated by the rapid recovery of the travel industry."
The mask requirement has stayed in place even after the CDC announced a shift in Covid-19 guidance in February, saying most Americans are safe without a mask in indoor settings.
The change to the mask guidance leans less heavily on the number of Covid-19 cases as a key measure, instead giving more weight to hospitalizations and local hospital capacity.
There is literally NO REASON given for extending the mandate.
They're really just going to pretend like we're in the middle of a pandemic, even though everyone else in the world has moved on.
Maybe they're the only organization that's still listening to Dr. Fauci:
This is absurd and ridiculous... It's also not the least bit surprising!
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