JACKSON, Wyo. — Face masks will continue to be a requirement for START Bus riders through May 3, 2022, in accordance with the federal mask mandate.

This mandate was issued per President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 13998 and the Transportation Security Administration’s security directive requiring masks to be worn on all public transit systems nationwide to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

According to the Associated Press, a poll conducted in mid-March by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that Americans are evenly divided over keeping the mask rule for transportation.

“The poll found that 51% wanted the mandate to expire and 48% said it should remain in place – in effect, a tie, given the poll’s margin of error,” said the Associated Press. “Democrats overwhelmingly supported the rule, and Republicans were even more united in opposing it. Vaccinated people and those with chronic health conditions favored keeping the rule, but by smaller margins.”

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