Crash Course: Public health experts are split on whether we still need masks on airplanes

The decision to overturn the mask mandate on airplanes "will not worsen the pandemic," one expert tells Salon Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkQ75CP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpiXUI5YWKxw0cFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Getty Images/Adene Sanchez) Public health experts are split on whether we still need masks on airplanes Are you required to wear a mask on an airplane? For the first time in nearly two years, the answer depends on which airline you're flying. On Monday night, news broke that masks are no longer required on airplanes by the federal government, [as a Florida judge struck down](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkQ75CP0Q1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMTkvbWFuZGF0ZS1zdHJpa2UtZG93bi9XA3NwY0IKYl1COWFiscNHBVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) mask mandate for transportation. That CDC mask mandate had been in effect for 14 months, and applied to airports, public transit and airplanes. As a result of a federal judge's ruling, the federal order is no longer in effect, and citizens are no longer required to [wear masks](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkQ75CP0Q3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDgvbWFzay1zaGFtaW5nLWRlc2FudGlzL1cDc3BjQgpiXUI5YWKxw0cFUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) on public transportation or commercial planes — at least, according to federal guidelines. Many airlines have responded by making masks optional on domestic flights. 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Sometimes the "connectedness" is more literal, as high doses of psychedelic drugs like [LSD](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkQ75CP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTgvMDgvMjIvdGhlLXJlYWwtcHJvbWlzZS1vZi1sc2QtbWRtYS1hbmQtbXVzaHJvb21zLWZvci1tZWRpY2FsLXNjaWVuY2VfcGFydG5lci9XA3NwY0IKYl1COWFiscNHBVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) may cause users to believe the walls are talking to them. Now, researchers have found that a single [psychedelic experience](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkQ75CP0R1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTMvMTIvMTQvdGltb3RoeV9sZWFyeXNfbGliZXJhdGlvbl9hbmRfdGhlX2NpYXNfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfbHNkc19hbWF6aW5nX3BzeWNoZWRlbGljX2hpc3RvcnkvVwNzcGNCCmJdQjlhYrHDRwVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) can leave users with enduring cognitive changes. 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