CDC: Mask Order Will Be ‘Further Enforced’ by ‘Federal Authorities’

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest order, requiring individuals to wear masks when using public transportation or residing in transportation hubs, will be “further enforced by other federal authorities,” the agency announced in its order, which went into effect this week.

Under the order, individuals are required to wear masks while using public transportation, which includes “awaiting, boarding, disembarking, or traveling on airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride-shares as they are traveling into, within, or out of the United States and U.S. territories,” per the CDC.

“People must also wear masks while at transportation hubs (e.g., airports, bus or ferry terminals, train and subway stations, seaports) and other locations where people board public transportation in the United States and U.S. territories,” the agency said, encouraging the “operators of public conveyances” to enforce the requirement to the best of their abilities.

The CDC offered tips on how to better enforce the requirement, urging operators to only allow entry to those who are wearing masks and to remind people the rule is “a requirement of federal law and that not complying with the requirement is a violation of federal law.”

The order itself specifically states that it “shall be further enforced by other federal authorities and may be enforced by cooperating state and local authorities” through various provisions. However, the CDC noted it hopes not to rely “primarily” on criminal penalties. Instead, it anticipates widespread voluntary compliance:

While this Order may be enforced and CDC reserves the right to enforce through criminal penalties, CDC does not intend to rely primarily on these criminal penalties but instead strongly encourages and anticipates widespread voluntary compliance as well as support from other federal agencies in implementing additional civil measures enforcing the provisions of this Order, to the extent permitted by law and consistency with President Biden’s Executive Order of January 21, 2021.

The order exempts those under the age of two, as well as individuals with certain disabilities. Individuals are also not required to wear a mask while eating or drinking “for brief periods of time” or communicating “for brief periods of time” with someone who is hearing impaired.

The CDC also specifies that individuals do not have to wear a mask if unconscious “for reasons other than sleeping,” or if they are “incapacitated, unable to be awakened, or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.”

The order also permits those who are “experiencing difficulty breathing or shortness of breath or are feeling winded” to remove the mask “temporarily until able to resume normal breathing with the mask.”

“Persons who are vomiting should remove the mask until vomiting ceases,” the order states.

The order will remain in effect “unless modified or rescinded based on specific public health or other considerations, or until the Secretary of Health and Human Services rescinds the determination under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act that a public health emergency exists,” the order added.

Last month, President Biden signed an order requiring individuals to wear masks on federal property. While agencies can make exceptions, they must be documented in writing. Notably, White House press secretary Jen Psaki routinely goes maskless while speaking to reporters during the daily White House press briefings.

So unless you're unconscious or puking, mask up. In fact, wear two.

That makes it easy, we do not have public transportation.

Enforcing this oughta be interesting!

So when does the CDC get to 1. Make law?
2. Enforce law?

They are not elected and they dang sure don't represent me.

Or Feds here.

I haven’t used public transportation since I was riding the school bus in 5th grade. Now I have another reason not to start.

I don't use public transportation.

Welcome to Biden’s world

Whose she?

Unless a person is on Federal land the Feds don't have the authority to enforce anything without local law enforcement accompanying them.
Also, what FCR would they be enforcing?
Sounds like a bs stunt to scare the masses, of which there seem to be plenty

the whole thing is outta control

covid did cure the flu thou

The feds will use the transit and local authorities to enforce. Fed funding for every major transit entity they are talking about will be the leverage tool of choice. Fed money is in just about everything now days, farming, fishing, transit, even your own homes depending on the loans. Like business owners being fined for customers not wearing masks, making them the heavy for government. The Rulers will figure out a way for someone else to do the dirty work. How many things have been enforced to this point without an official anything to go on or by for the authorities.

It’s a new day, buckle up and hang on.



Owl

And heart failure.

I'm not doing it. Biden is not a king. He does not have the authority to simply issue a proclamation and that proclamation is a new law.

and your signature was never truer

Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Same with the stupid vaccine. Nurses are "urged" to take it, then they call in sick, making a bad situation worse.

STOP THE MADNESS

Fauci thinks you should be wearing two masks!

STOP THE MADNESS

A local doctor here took to the airwaves yesterday. Seems he's concerned because a full 50% of his patients are 'unsure' if they should get the vaccine, and a full third of them are saying they absolutely wont take it period. He didnt say how many patients he has on his roster but since our entire population is only 35k or so, I would say it represents the feelings of at least 1/4 of our population. More people with common sense than I thought. My wife works with around 10-15 elderly people on a regular basis and a full 50% of them have no intention of getting it.