It is 2023, and the federal government’s COVID public health emergency is officially over. Or is it?
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The Biden administration sent guidance saying that unvaccinated athletes and attendees at Monday’s College Athlete Day at the White House will have to observe social distancing and mask mandates.U.S. President Joe Biden removes his face mask before giving remarks on gas prices in the United States from the South Court Auditorium of the White House on March 31, 2022, in Washington, DC.
College Athlete Day is an opportunity for dozens of athletes from all levels of collegiate athletics to officially come to the White House to be recognized by the president and First Lady. And the build-up to the event was proceeding as usual until earlier in the week when the White House Office of Legislative Affairs sent an email to members of Congress inviting them to the event, giving them logistical information, and providing COVID protocols.
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