White House Rejected CDC Mask Mandate On Commercial And Public Transportation
Topline
The White House rejected a plan from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to mandate face masks on commercial and public transportation, according to a Friday report from the New York Times citing two officials, in what appears to be another instance of the administration overruling the experts at the key public health agency during the Covid-19 pandemic.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 30: People wear protective face masks inside the subway as the city … [+]
Key Facts
Using its “quarantine powers,” the CDC crafted a plan to make face coverings compulsory on forms of transportation like buses, trains and airplanes, according