One day after a Trump-appointed federal judge ended the mask mandate for travel, UBER and Lyft announced they were ending theirs — at least in the US.

“As of April 19, 2022, riders and drivers are not required to wear masks when using Uber,” their website reads.

Lyft quickly followed suit.

“While riders and drivers can always cancel any ride they don’t wish to take, health safety reasons — like not wearing a mask — will no longer appear as cancellation options in the app.”

It appears that all the dominos are falling since yesterday’s decision when Kathryn Kimball stuck down the mask mandate for planes, trains, and buses, despite the CDC’s attempt to extend it into May.

As per Judge Kimball’s ruling, the CDC’s mask mandate “exceeded the CDC’s statutory authority, improperly invoked the good cause exemption to notice and comment rulemaking, and failed to adequately explain its decisions….”

She added that “…because ‘our system does not permit agencies to act unlawfully even if the pursuit of desirable ends,’ the Court declares unlawful and vacates the mask mandate.”

Naturally, those making a career off of COVID are reacting with the expected levels of hysteria and concern.

However, videos of approval have surfaced, including one mid-flight announcement of the change, which was met with elation and applause. 

For their part, videos have shown flight attendants quickly disposing of their own masks and joyfully holding up garbage bins for passengers to toss theirs into.

It’s unclear when this policy change in the US — from airlines to UBER — will take place in Canada, as Canada’s Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said he has no plans to change the status quo.

However, Conservative MPs are taking the change in the US as a sign for Canada to move on from its COVID hysteria.