White House COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci criticized a federal judge’s ruling that rescinded the federal government’s mask mandate for travel and claimed that judges “with no experience in public health” should make such decisions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “has the capability, through a large number of trained epidemiologists, scientists, to be able to make projections and make recommendations. Far more than a judge with no experience in public health,” Fauci told CBS News on Thursday. He also said that the ruling could set a “dangerous precedent,” without elaborating.
During the interview, Fauci did not address the substance of U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle’s argument against the mask mandate. Mizelle, a Trump appointee based in Florida, wrote that the CDC violated various aspects of federal administrative law when it crafted its mask mandate for airplanes and other forms of public transportation in early 2021.
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