CDC Amends Face Mask Requirement for Vaccinated Travelers on Public Transportation, Transit Hubs

“CDC will continue to evaluate the requirements of its Order and determine whether additional changes may be warranted,” the agency stated in an update on Thursday. “While those who are fully vaccinated may resume many activities without wearing a mask, the travel environment presents a unique set of circumstances based on the number and close interaction of travelers (both vaccinated and unvaccinated).”

Travelers, regardless of vaccination status, are still required to wear face masks while on public transportation, including airplanes traveling into, within or out of the United States and U.S. territories and while indoors at airports as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has extended the federal mask mandate until September.

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