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Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams says 'People (and our economy) likely will be harmed' because of judge's ruling against the federal public transportation mask mandate
Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who served in the post under former President Donald Trump, said that a judge's move to strike down the federal mandate requiring people to wear face masks on public transportation will probably lead to people suffering harm.
U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, who was appointed by former President Trump, issued a decision that noted "the Court declares unlawful and vacates the Mask Mandate."
"Remind me - which schoolhouse rock explains to kids how a single unelected judge has the power to endanger their lives in public settings? I’m just a judge- I’m just a judge, and I’m hurting you cuz I’ve got a grudge…" Adams tweeted. "The argument is not if the judge could do it- the argument is whether or not the judge should’ve done it, after taking into account all the variables and implications of the decision. Judges use such discretion all the time. People (and our economy) likely will be harmed," he wrote.
Remind me - which schoolhouse rock explains to kids how a single unelected judge has the power to endanger their lives in public settings?\n\nI\u2019m just a judge- I\u2019m just a judge, and I\u2019m hurting you cuz I\u2019ve got a grudge\u2026pic.twitter.com/7yxJKzf2to— Jerome Adams (@Jerome Adams) 1650372849
The mandate applied to various types of public transportation, including airplanes, trains, and more, and it also required masking in indoor transportation hubs like airports.
"This isn’t just about planes. This means a 4 year old kid with cancer who’s parents have no vehicle might be forced to sit next to a floridly sick / coughing covid patient with no mask on a bus, while going to get chemo. But tell me about the great ventilation systems on those…" Adams tweeted."
This isn\u2019t just about planes. This means a 4 year old kid with cancer who\u2019s parents have no vehicle might be forced to sit next to a floridly sick / coughing covid patient with no mask on a bus, while going to get chemo.\n\nBut tell me about the great ventilation systems on those\u2026https://twitter.com/JeromeAdamsMD/status/1516129355956686859\u00a0\u2026— Jerome Adams (@Jerome Adams) 1650309296
"One way masking works – two way masking works better. And by the way – under five year olds – the group that can’t be vaccinated- can’t get good fitting masks. So more than anyone they rely on others," he wrote.
Many Americans oppose mask mandates and believe that individuals should have the freedom to decide whether or not to wear a face mask.
"I get it. Many people hate mandates (at least that’s what they say their main concern is). The mandate is gone. That doesn’t mean you can’t / shouldn’t take measures - even ones that alone may not have a big impact- to protect others. Small efforts x many people = many helped," Adams tweeted.
The CDC website notes that the agency "continues to recommend that people wear masks in indoor public transportation settings at this time."
I get it. Many people hate mandates (at least that\u2019s what they say their main concern is). The mandate is gone. That doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t / shouldn\u2019t take measures - even ones that alone may not have a big impact- to protect others. Small efforts x many people = many helped.— Jerome Adams (@Jerome Adams) 1650389611
Former Trump administration surgeon general says CDC was 'wrong' for lifting mask mandate: 'Let's fix it'
Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who served for the majority of the Trump administration, is worried the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased face mask restrictions too early.
What is the background?
As COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths plummeted this spring, the CDC rescinded face mask and other COVID-related restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals.
The CDC's most recent guidance, in fact, says fully vaccinated individuals should "resume activities that you did prior to the pandemic."
What did Adams say?
With COVID-19 cases spiking in some areas — which public health experts attribute to the so-called "Delta variant" — Adams expressed dismay over eased COVID restrictions.
"Last year Tony Fauci and I famously, prematurely, & wrongly advised against masks. I felt it was the best call at the time, but now regret it," Adams wrote on Twitter. "I'm worried the CDC also made a similarly premature, misinterpreted, yet still harmful call on masking in the face of [rising] delta variant."
Last year Tony Fauci and I famously, prematurely, & wrongly advised against masks. I felt it was the best call at t… https://t.co/uwNtZ3kMNR
— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) 1626563706.0
In fact, Adams called on CDC officials to admit they were "wrong" and re-enact face mask requirements to prevent municipalities — like Los Angeles County, which has re-enacted its indoor face mask mandate — from being in direct conflict with CDC guidance.
"The sooner CDC says we were wrong, & hits the reset button, the better," Adams said. "Trust me- I know more than anyone."
"Instead of vax it OR mask it, the emerging data suggests CDC should be advising to vax it AND mask it in areas with [increasing] cases and positivity- until we see numbers going back down again," he added. "CDC was well intended, but the message was misinterpreted, premature, & wrong. Let's fix it."
Instead of vax it OR mask it, the emerging data suggests CDC should be advising to vax it AND mask it in areas with… https://t.co/ilbRd86XgR
— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) 1626563872.0
Will the CDC heed Adams' advice?
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy addressed Adams' remarks Sunday and explained the CDC's current guidance was designed to permit flexibility between governments, a suggestion that current guidance may remain in place.
"I think the CDC's guidance around masks was intended, actually, to give flexibility to individuals and to localities, recognizing that in this next phase of the pandemic, as we move into more of a local and regional response based on peoples' vaccination rates in community, that that guidance around what to do with mitigation measures like masks would also be tailored locally," Murphy explained on CNN.
CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has not said whether the CDC will re-enact indoor face mask requirements. She did, however, say recently that face masks, of course, do not protect fully vaccinated Americas because the vaccine is providing them necessary protection from COVID-19 variants.
"If you are vaccinated, you are safe from the variants that are circulating here in the United States," Walensky said.
Former surgeon general blasts CDC over mask communication: ‘They fumbled the ball at the 1-yard-line’
Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams blasted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after he said they "fumbled the ball at the 1-yard-line" in handling mask guidance for Americans.
Adams served under the Trump administration from 2017 until former President Donald Trump left office in January.
What are the details?
Adams said that he agreed with the plan of eliminating the need for masks in fully vaccinated Americans, but the execution was subpar to say the least.
During a Monday appearance on CNN's "New Day," Adams said, "I think this was an appropriate call based on the science. I think the play call was right, but they fumbled the ball at the one-yard line in terms of communicating this to the public."
Adams also said that CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky's announcement left those people working in public health "blindsided."
“I think you miss the nuance about protecting yourself versus protecting an organization," Adams explained. “It was a little bit of whiplash for the American public in terms of them saying just a week before, 'Keep your mask on' and then all of sudden they're saying, 'Now you can take them off.'"
The new CDC guidance on mask wearing “was an appropriate call based on the science,” says Dr. Jerome Adams, the for… https://t.co/IMK6XvmvKI
— New Day (@NewDay) 1621250620.0
What else?
In Thursday remarks made in a White House press briefing, Walensky said, “Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities — large or small — without wearing a mask or physically distancing. If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you had stopped doing because of the pandemic."
Walensky's announcement came just one day after she addressed Congress and told them that masks were still necessary for Americans — vaccinated or not.
Walensky told Fox News' Chris Wallace on Sunday that the organization is "getting data, evolving data, on the science."
"It certainly would have been easier if this science had evolved a week earlier and I didn't have to go to Congress making this statement," Walensky admitted. "But I'm delivering the science ... and you know, it evolved over this last week.
“And so taking all of these data together, we've been working really actively just this whole last week to try and move the science, move the data, to the American people and tell people — deliver the science to them," she added.
Biden administration asks for US Surgeon General Jerome Adams' resignation
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has resigned from his position at the request of President Joe Biden and his administration.
What are the details?
Adams — a veteran anesthesiologist and former Indiana health commissioner — made the announcement via social media on Wednesday and tweeted, "I've been asked by the Biden team to step down as Surgeon General. Its [sic] been the honor of my life to serve this Nation, and I will do all I can to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to achieve and maintain health."
I've been asked by the Biden team to step down as Surgeon General. Its been the honor of my life to serve this Nat… https://t.co/70obVhrdPK— U.S. Surgeon General (@U.S. Surgeon General)1611150023.0
Adams' tweet pointed to a lengthy Facebook post discussing his successes as the 20th United States surgeon general, including his assistance in helping to manage the country's collective public health amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A portion of the post said, "In the face of a once in a century pandemic, I sought to communicate the rapidly evolving science on this deadly adversary, and arm people with the knowledge and tools they needed to stay safe. I wasn't always right — because no one was, and this virus continues to humble all of us — but I was always sincere in my efforts to speak to every day Americans, and address the terrible health inequities this virus exposed."
He added, "I want to thank those of you who supported me and my family — my wife who is undergoing cancer treatment, my brother who is struggling to overcome addiction, my mother who suffered a stroke earlier this year, and my kids who sacrificed time with their dad so that he could serve this Nation. And thanks to those of you who have become part of my family — the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, my dedicated support staff in the Office of the Surgeon General, the amazing colleagues and friends I've met across government, and the many people across this great Nation who constantly pray for my wife and kids, and ask about my dog Bella."
The statement concluded, "I hope in 2021 and beyond, we can focus more on what unites us, and rise above what divides us. Because Americans working together can overcome any obstacle or adversary. I stand at the ready to help in our mutual quest for recovery, resilience, and health, and thank you from the bottom of my heart, for the opportunity to serve."
What else?
According to the Washington Post, Biden has nominated former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy — the surgeon general under the Obama administration — to serve his country once more.
Murthy would first need to undergo Senate confirmation, which has not been scheduled at the time of this reporting.
The Post added, "Three people with knowledge of the decision who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it said the Biden administration would choose an acting surgeon general shortly, bypassing Deputy Surgeon General Erica Schwartz, a longtime public health official."
Schwartz, according to a former Trump administration officials, is retiring.
"RADM Erica Schwartz, a career HHS official, served our country with honor and distinction for more than two decades," said Admiral Brett Giroir, Trump's HHS assistant secretary for health. "It is unfortunate that the American people will no longer have her expertise and dedication as we continue to battle the covid-19 pandemic and prepare the Commissioned Corps for 21st- century challenges."
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