Miami Herald | July 19, 2021
The CDC’s rules about how the cruise industry restarts during the pandemic are well within the agency’s authority, said Larry Gostin, professor of global health law at Georgetown University and director of the World Health Organization’s center on global health law. Gostin previously said DeSantis’ lawsuit against the CDC had little to no viability.
“Does CDC have the power to regulate a business to ensure those businesses are operating safely in international travel? The answer is unequivocally yes,” Gostin said.