Unmasking Flights: Masks Are No Longer Required for Public Transportation

As of April 18, 2022, face masks are no longer federally required for air or ground public transportation. Major companies like Alaska Air Lines. Delta Air Lines, Amtrak, and Uber repealed their mask mandates after District Judge Katheryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that this regulation was unconstitutional and overreaching.

While the mask mandate has ended for planes, airports are free to make their own decisions. The Atlanta airport has made masks optional for employees, but airports in Chicago and NYC still require masks before passengers take off and after they land. MSP International Airport in our home state of Minnesota has not removed the mask mandate as of this writing,

Patrons are still free to make their own choices, by all means. Those who feel comfortable wearing a mask are still encouraged to do so, and those who prefer not to are allowed to make that choice. We are relieved and excited to see the beautiful faces of our friends and family!

For more information, check out this article from HuffPost Health. Cover photo courtesy of John McArthur on Unsplash.

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April 20, 2022

Joan Vaughn

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Written by Joan Vaughn

I’m Joan, and I know home care from the inside out. I’ve navigated my daughter through 24/7 home care nursing and managed her PCA’s. I’ve helped my parents move into (and out of) assisted living, Medicare episodes, skilled nurse visits, home health aids, and PCAs. Sandwiched in all of that, I’ve helped coordinate home care equipment and supplies, physical therapists, occupational therapists, county workers, and medications (oh, the medications). I know emergency departments, children’s hospitals, cancer wards, cardiac floors, and specialty units. I can recite health insurance policies (and call their bluff). I know a lot of other things in life too, like Shakespeare, where to sit to see a great sunset over a lake, how to keep myself healthy, how to read a profit/loss statement and state statutes, when to use a comma, and that gratitude is one of the keys to success. So I’m going to have this blog and write about home care from time to time. I’ll include topics like current legislation, professional boundaries in a tricky environment, and being a caregiver. I’ll also post some guest blogs from clients and nurses. Join me in the conversation.

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