Two important questions about wearing masks during the COVID pandemic are:
Who should be in charge of public health decisions affecting the American public, scientific agencies designated by Congress or unelected federal judges?
How do we balance individual freedom and collective responsibility?
Two new commentaries from the Commonwealth Fund address these issues and can be obtained at Federal Judge Eliminates the CDC’s Public Transportation Mask Mandate | Commonwealth Fund and What Do We Owe Each Other? Balancing Personal Freedom and Collective Responsibility in the Age of COVID | Commonwealth Fund.