The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Feb. 25 it is no longer requiring students and others on school buses to wear masks, but is keeping the mask mandate for all other forms of public transportation in place. Effective Friday, “CDC does not require wearing of masks on buses or vans operated by public or private school systems, including early care and education/child care programs,” the agency said in an update on its website. The CDC typically only doles out guidance but under federal law, a top official at the agency on Jan. 29, 2021, issued an order requiring masks on “public transportation conveyances” and at “transportation hubs.” The order covers airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, and taxis traveling within the United States, or leaving or entering the country. It also covers airports and other transportation hubs such as bus terminals. The CDC on June 10, 2021, said …