미국 최대의 두뇌 집단(think tank)인 헤리티지 재단의 선임 연구원 Doug Badger의 논리를 감상하며
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Time to end the COVID emergency
Much has changed since President Donald Trump invoked emergency powers to combat the spread of COVID-19. Immunity, whether natural or acquired through vaccines, is much more widespread, and breakthrough treatments are available.
While the disease may never be completely eradicated, it’s time to return to a public health policy that prizes individual liberty over government authority. Unfortunately, President Joe Biden remains unwilling to relinquish the emergency powers he has wielded since taking office.
Granted, he has eased some COVID-related restrictions, urging a return to workplaces, schools and public gatherings. And the Centers for Disease Control has agreed that most communities can drop indoor masking requirements.
But the Transportation Safety Administration still retains the mask mandate for air transportation, and the administration is seeking yet another round of “emergency” COVID-19 funding. And CDC continues to call on state and local officials to adopt “layered prevention strategies” -- including mask mandates -- based on the agency‘s assessment of “COVID-19 community levels.”
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