Why the federal mask mandate ruling could be appealed — and what it could mean for future pandemics

It is possible that the Biden administration will challenge a federal judge's ruling that put an end to the national mask mandate on planes and public transit on Monday, Dr. Céline Gounder, an infectious disease expert and editor-at-large for Kaiser Health News, told "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday. 

Gounder said an appeal may be necessary given that the ruling could complicate how future pandemics are handled. 

"The real question here is what does this mean for the CDC's power to reimpose a mask mandate? Say if we have another big surge next fall or winter or say we have another pandemic, so I do think you're likely to see this decision to appeal to preserve those CDC powers for that what-if scenario," said Gounder.