Photograph illustration by Alex Cochran, Deseret Information
The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention reiterated its advice that vacationers nonetheless put on masks when touring on planes, trains and different types of public transportation.
Why it issues: The information comes after a federal decide in Florida struck down the Biden administration’s masks mandate in late April.
- The CDC stated that this advice is predicated on present information tendencies, circulating variants, the effectiveness of vaccines and projected tendencies within the coming months.
Flashback: The masks mandate had been repeatedly prolonged, just lately till Might 3, earlier than the courtroom struck it down on April 18. The TSA stopped encouraging masking the identical day.
- In response to ABC Information, the CDC requested the Justice Division to enchantment the choice, which the division did.
State of play: When the Utah Division of Well being was just lately requested whether or not Utahns ought to take into account carrying a masks on public transportation, spokeswoman Jenny Johnson stated the division is recommending “individuals use the CDC Group Ranges and observe these suggestions for masking.”
- Johnson was referring to the company’s information portal for the unfold of circumstances by county. Masking is simply really helpful when the chance is excessive, wrote Lisa Riley Roche for the Deseret Information.