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Numerous studies have found that face masks, particularly N-95 or KN-95 masks, offer significant protection against COVID-19 transmission. Americans are getting fed up with these overbearing rules that have no basis in scientific fact.” “Those who refuse to comply risk losing their seats, being denied service in the future, and even being fined. “Passengers are being instructed to keep their masks on even while eating and drinking-’between bites and sips’-as if doing so would actually stop the virus from spreading,” Wicker said in his July 5 statement. Roger Wicker on a flight with a mask hanging under his chin in October 2020. Photo courtesy Matt Harringer A Delta Airlines passenger shot three photos of U.S. Last October, Wicker drew criticism after photos showed him on a plane with his mask hanging under his chin instead of covering his nose and mouth. In Mississippi, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations had already been rising for several weeks by that point.

Although the pandemic is subsiding and masks are no longer required in most settings, those who wish to board a plane or a train are still being forced to wear masks-even if they are fully vaccinated,” the senator said in a statement on July 5. “Americans who have recently set foot in an airport or a train station probably felt like they were stepping back in time. The pandemic, he claimed, was fading away. Wicker pushed for an end to federal mask mandates for transportation. Still, vaccines prevent serious illness or death in the vast majority of cases.Įven as COVID-19 cases were already trending upward early last month due to the delta variant, Sen. Though COVID-19 vaccines prevent most infections, vaccinated people account for about 2% of new COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Mississippi in recent weeks, Mississippi State Department of Health data show. He is isolating, and everyone with whom Senator Wicker has come in close contact recently has been notified.”‬ “Senator Wicker is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is in good health and is being treated by his Tupelo-based physician. ‪”Senator Wicker tested positive this morning for the COVID-19 virus after immediately seeking a test due to mild symptoms,” his office’s statement said. senator, Roger Wicker, has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced today.