Whitmer: No plans for another pandemic mask order, maybe ever (detroitnews.com)
Detroit — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Tuesday she's following developments on new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on mask wearing closely, but has no plans to bring back a requirement that people mask up indoors.
The Democratic governor's remarks came as the federal agency recommended increased mask wearing to prevent transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19, which has become the dominant strain of the virus in the United States...
"I do not anticipate another pandemic order, not in the near future and maybe not ever," Whitmer added. "The fact of the matter is we now know a lot more about this virus. We have vaccines."...