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Ending the Public Transportation Mask Mandate: Legal and Ethical Perspectives




April 27, 2022

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To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Americans have been required to wear face coverings while traveling by train, plane, bus, or other public transport. That changed when a federal judge in Florida ended the nationwide mandate, raising two important questions:
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Who should be in charge of public health decisions affecting the American people — scientific agencies designated by Congress or unelected federal judges?
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How do we balance individual freedom and collective responsibility?
Two new commentaries on To the Point dive deeper into these pressing issues. Health law expert Timothy S. Jost
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explores the legal rationale for the judge’s decision, while Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal, M.D.,
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explores the ethics of the decision, and the potential for the outcome to “determine whether the great American democratic experiment can survive.”





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