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U.S. will extend COVID-19 transport mask mandate through Jan. 18
Reuters ^ | August 17, 2021 | David Shepardson

Posted on 08/17/2021 9:10:45 PM PDT by John W

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden’s administration confirmed late on Tuesday it plans to extend requirements for travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and buses and at airports and train stations through Jan. 18 to address ongoing COVID-19 risks.

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) spokesperson confirmed the extension, first reported by Reuters. “The purpose of TSA’s mask directive is to minimize the spread of COVID-19 on public transportation,” the spokesperson said.

Major U.S. airlines were informed of the planned extension on a call with TSA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday, four people briefed on the matter said.

The current TSA transportation mask order runs through Sept 13. The extension reflects the impact of the highly transmissible Delta variant and is an acknowledgement that transit remains potentially risky, especially for unvaccinated people.

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1 posted on 08/17/2021 9:10:45 PM PDT by John W
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To: John W

I thought this guy had all the answers to solve COVID. Now we are into 2022.


2 posted on 08/17/2021 9:14:18 PM PDT by ilgipper (The mob only destroys. Never creates. )
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To: John W

White flag raised in Afghanistan.

Totally porous southern border.

Inflation raging at ≥ 5.4%.

But, Buy-Dung, we can keep the peasants masking up for another four months!


3 posted on 08/17/2021 9:18:33 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: lightman

“Not forever...just 100 days”....times what?


4 posted on 08/17/2021 9:19:16 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: ilgipper
Why do we still call it COVID-19 ?
5 posted on 08/17/2021 9:20:03 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: ilgipper

Yep his SOLE coming out of his basement campaign was to tell us how HE was going to fix CV19 every damn thing going right with the country has been demolished, energy independence gone, secure borders gone, GREAT economy gone, and NOW the utter fiasco in Afghanistan this guy is an utter MORON!!! I blame republicans the utter SPINELESS republicans who are the lesser of two evil…./s BUT HEY don’t EVER utter the words NEW PARTY!!!


6 posted on 08/17/2021 9:20:07 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat; ilgipper

Covid-Covid-Covid

Bull5hit-Bull5hit-Bull5hit.


7 posted on 08/17/2021 9:22:36 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: John W

So once the train or bus leaves the station and reaches cruising speed or the plane reaches flight deck—everyone remove your damn diaper.

What are “they” going to do? Return? Hardly.


8 posted on 08/17/2021 9:25:18 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: John W

Gonna put y’all back in chains!


9 posted on 08/17/2021 9:27:15 PM PDT by hercuroc
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To: ilgipper

“Mandates ain’t laws!”


10 posted on 08/17/2021 9:36:15 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: Terry L Smith

I won’t consider taking your health “orders” seriously UNLESS and UNTIL you take our BORDERS seriously!


11 posted on 08/17/2021 9:54:59 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: lightman

Two weeks to flatten the curve! 😷😷😷


12 posted on 08/18/2021 12:25:37 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ, and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJusChrist.Com)
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To: lightman

Inflation is closer to 20% than 5%. The official measures are intentionally way off.


13 posted on 08/18/2021 4:02:21 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: John W
/s
14 posted on 08/18/2021 4:52:13 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (不要相信中国。中国是个混蛋 "don't trust China. China is azzhoe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hicC53AhZ6Y)
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To: John W

“U.S. will extend COVID-19 transport mask mandate through Jan. 18”

Unless you’re Libtards fleeing Texas then that’s OK.


15 posted on 08/18/2021 5:31:54 AM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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To: John W
through Jan. 18

Oh, look! There go those goalposts, moving, AGAIN. Anyone who thinks the “mandate” is going away January 18th is seriously delusional. I’d love to see a Vegas odds-maker’s line on this stuff.

16 posted on 08/18/2021 6:10:39 AM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: Sicon

I’m wagering on November 8, 2022.


17 posted on 08/18/2021 7:22:22 AM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: lightman

This masking must go through 2022 elections at the very least. Gotta have the election fraud avenues the same as 2020.


18 posted on 08/18/2021 8:59:08 AM PDT by jacknhoo ( Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation. )
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To: Sicon

Well, January is cold and flu season. Gotta keep the masks on just until spring, just to be safe. Then watch as some new Coof variant with allergy symptoms appears, etc.


19 posted on 08/18/2021 9:27:21 AM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: ilgipper

Come on man! Orange man bad had no plan, but I, uh, uh, tougher as Americans…..thank you and god protect our troops.


20 posted on 08/18/2021 9:28:47 AM PDT by matt04 ( )
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