“It is CDC’s continuing assessment that at this time an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health,” the CDC said in a statement. “CDC will continue to monitor public health conditions to determine whether such an order remains necessary. CDC believes this is a lawful order, well within CDC’s legal authority to protect public health.”
“People are not legally bound to wear masks. So, it is a point in time where it is up to people, it is their choice,” Psaki told reporters, later adding that the administration continues to recommend “everyone wear masks on a plane” per guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
When asked about President Joe Biden’s comments Tuesday that people should decide for themselves whether to wear masks on an airplane, Psaki said that Biden “was answering the question quite literally,” reiterating that the White House disagrees with the judge’s decision and that Biden and others traveling with him would continue to wear a mask in flight.
“We are not implementing the mask mandate because of the court order, which we disagree with, while he is still abiding by CDC guidance. So, we recommend Americans do that across the country. They’re still recommending people wear masks on airplanes,” Psaki said, noting that travelers aboard Air Force One Tuesday on a trip to New Hampshire all wore masks.
The Biden Justice Department said on Tuesday it would appeal the court ruling that struck down the federal mask mandate for travelers — but only if the CDC determined the mandate is still necessary to protect public health.
Before the Florida judge’s ruling, the Biden administration had extended the requirement for masks on planes, trains, and inside airports through May 3. The CDC was set to assess whether the mandate was still needed, and Psaki later suggested that assessment could be finished before May 3.
“I would expect you’ll hear from the CDC very soon. And I don’t think it’s at the end of 15 days, in terms of their expectation and ask for an appeal,” Psaki said.
Pressed on why the Justice Department didn’t immediately appeal the ruling or seeking an emergency stay, Psaki pointed to the CDC’s need to gather more data on the BA.2 subvariant of Covid-19, the original reason for the extension of the mandate last week.
“The CDC obviously, as you noted, called for this extension because they wanted to look at more data. So I think we can all expect they’re going to continue to want it. The Department of Justice is just waiting for that kind of final comment to take action and appeal. They said they would appeal. In terms of when they will appeal, I’ll leave that to them to speak to,” she said, noting that the objective was both to appeal the lifting of the 15-day extension “but also to preserve the CDC authority over the long term.”
This story has been updated with additional developments on Wednesday.
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