SAVE - HHS Sec. Becerra says appeal likely of national mask mandate on transportation

Health and Human Services Sec. Xavier Becerra said that an appeal of a federal judge's decision on Monday to overturn the Biden administration's mask mandate is likely coming. "We are right now in the process of deciding, and we likely will appeal that ruling. Stay tuned," Becerra said at a news conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, CNN reported. At the White House Tuesday, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said it could take a few days before the Justice Department decides to challenge the decision. "Public health decisions shouldn't be made by the courts," she said, NBC News reported. "They should be made by public health experts." Airline stocks: Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL), Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV), United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL), Alaska Air (ALK), JetBlue Airways (JBLU), Spirit Airlines (SAVE), and Hawaiian Holdings (HA). The CDC recently extended the mandate to May 3 due to cases of the highly transmissible COVID-19

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HHS Sec. Becerra says appeal likely of national mask mandate on transportation