April 18, 2022 – A federal judge in Florida has struck down the Biden administration’s mandate that travelers on airlines, buses, trains, and other public transit wear masks. The mandate, enacted in February 2021, is unconstitutional because Congress never granted the CDC the power to create such a requirement, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle … Read more
April 17, 2022 Several businesses in Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit in state court to overturn the renewed mask mandate scheduled to take place in Philadelphia on Monday, according to The Associated Press. The suit says the city lacks the authority to impose a new mandate. Philadelphia became the first major city this week to … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A federal mask mandate for planes, trains, airports and some bus services that was set to expire in five days will be extended until May 3, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. The … Read more
April 12, 2022 Citing an increase in COVID-19 cases because of the Omicron subvariant, the city of Philadelphia reinstated its indoor face mask mandate on Monday. The city was averaging 142 new COVID cases per day on Monday, compared to 84 new cases on April 1, the city government said in a news release. Hospitalizations … Read more
March 18, 2022 A group of commercial airline pilots filed a lawsuit against the CDC in an attempt to strike down the federal transportation mask mandate, according to FOX Business. The 10 pilots, who work for American Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines, said the CDC’s mask mandate is an “illegal and unconstitutional exercise of … Read more
March 10, 2022 Passengers on airliners and public transportation will be required to wear face masks at least until April 18, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday. TSA’s mask mandate, imposed to help stop the spread of COVID-19, had been scheduled to expire March 18. The rule went into effect in February 2021 and was … Read more
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — School districts in Florida can require their students to wear masks, despite the governor’s order blocking mask mandates – for now at least. A circuit court judge in Leon County ruled Wednesday that the state can’t enforce Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates,CBS News reported. … Read more
By Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Conservative radio talk show host Phil Valentine, a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic and mask mandate opponent, has died at age 61 of COVID-19. “We are saddened to report that our host and friend Phil Valentine has passed away,” his station, … Read more
By Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Amid a surge in coronavirus cases fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, a mask mandate for travelers and employees on U.S. airline flights and public transportation will be extended until Jan. 18, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said … Read more
THURSDAY, April 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — States that required people to mask up last year had lower rates of COVID-19 than those with no mask requirements, a new study finds. Researchers examined data from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., to assess mask policies, people’s self-reported use of masks in public, and COVID … Read more