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Old 04-04-2021, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jmintzer5 View Post
"CDC - Fully Vaccinated people may now travel"

Sounds like a mandate to me...

Just like when Biden said (and I paraphrase, lest I be called out on a misspelling or slightly different wording): ""If we do all this, if we do our part, if we do this together, by July the 4th, there's a good chance you, your families, and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout and a barbeque and celebrate Independence Day...

That doesn't mean large events with lots of people together, but it does mean small groups will be able to get together."

That sounds an awful lot like permission, not a recommendation...
Your definition of recommendation vs mandate vs permission seems to differ from mine.

For example....
If the CDC had MANDATED no travel by air, the airlines would have had to shut down completely. That never did happen, as far as I'm aware. Flights were cut back and passenger capacity was limited but the airlines continued to operate. So, instead of using the word "mandate", the CDC "recommended" people to not fly. But, they still did fly so that means there was no mandate to restrict all air travel.
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