The Los Angeles County Health Department has slammed residents with a new mask edict for public transportation within the county, requiring masks on all forms of transport including buses, trains, ride-hailing service vehicles, and sigh… airports.
Even when things looked up, they suddenly turn around.
Public Health Continues to Require Masks in All Public Transit and Indoor Transportation Hubs Within LA County – Public Health Reports 2,123 New Positive Cases and 13 New Deaths Due to COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. View: https://t.co/yMTgxXnp8p pic.twitter.com/Phr5jgE1WA
— LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) April 21, 2022
LA County, which has over 10 million inhabitants in 2020’s census, is the most populous county in the country. What are the most likely to be affected by the latest order? That’s right. You can find the lower, middle, and working classes as well, along with minorities. You won’t find most residents of Beverly Hills and Brentwood riding a Los Angeles bus or subway. Yes, everyone will need to wear masks at the airport. But I’m guessing no one’s going to hassle the private jet crowd.
Who has the power to rule over 10 million of them? None other than Dr. Barbara Ferrer, who’s held LA residents hostage for two years now. Ferrer, whom radio talk show host John Philips of KABC likes to call the “fake doctor” because she doesn’t hold an actual MD, has earned a Ph.D. in Social Welfare, a Master of Arts in Public Health, a Master of Arts in Education, and a Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies.
Phew. That’s a lot of schooling. It’s all very impressive, but you don’t want her in the operating room. RedState’s Jennifer Van Laar reported back in 2020 that local health officials were deeply concerned about her lack of qualifications for the Director job.
ABC7 Eyewitness news reports:
Ferrer said she feels “really, really sorry” that the new county order will likely create confusion among residents feeling a sense of “whiplash” due to rapidly changing rules. But she noted that the CDC never changed its recommendations regarding mask-wearing on public transit, and said the Florida court ruling was made by “a federal judge with little experience in public health” who questioned the CDC’s authority.
She is truly sorry. Puh-lease. If you ask me, she always takes a perverse pleasure in these announcements.
Whiplash is a common problem in the United States. This new rule is being enforced by L.A. just like Philadelphia. Dropping their indoor one – mere days after announcing it. No wonder people’s heads are spinning.
CNN just surprised Ferrer by giving him a hard time today. You can listen to the audio here.
According to Tuesday’s report, national opinions regarding masks in public transportation differ from one party to the next. For example, fully 80 percent of Democrats support mask mandates for airplanes. However, only 33% of Republicans agree.
The New York Times made a stunning admission today in its “The Morning” newsletter:
One of the most striking examples (of the partisan split) is the fact that conservative communities where masks have been hated symbols of oppression, but liberal communities are proud to display a symbol of solidarity and covidence, in the U.S.
Oh. My. Gosh. The liberal symbols of solidarity that they love, such as masks, were just acknowledged by them. There are no words.
One thing is for sure — those who have had a taste of power do not want to give it back, and any time they see an opportunity to impose new edicts, mandates or requirements, they will snatch it.