Pfizer Board Member: Mask Mandate on Airlines Will Be Lifted Soon

Pfizer Board Member: Mask Mandate on Airlines Will Be Lifted Soon
Scott Gottlieb testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington on April 5, 2017. Zach Gibson/Getty Images
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Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief and current Pfizer board member Dr. Scott Gottlieb is predicting that the federal mask mandate for airlines and other public transportation will be lifted in April if there’s no surge in COVID-19 cases.

Gottlieb, who led the FDA between 2017 and 2019, said he believes the Biden administration’s mask mandate for mass transit will be allowed to expire on April 18.

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