TSA to extend COVID mask mandate for another month
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is extending its COVID-19 mask mandate until April 18.
According to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the announcement head of time, the CDC is developing a "revised policy framework" for when masks should be required on transit systems based off its newly released "COVID-19 community levels" metric.
The extension comes after a group of 92 Republicans set a letter to TSA Administrator David Pekoske on Wednesday, demanding the agency end its mandate by its previous deadline of March 18, which TSA announced in August 2021.
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