"There should be no mandates, zero, concerning COVID"

Cruz said people should “take it seriously, you have to take reasonable precautions.”

He went on to declare, “There should be no mandates, zero, concerning covid. That means no mask mandates, regardless of your vaccination status. That means no vaccine mandates. That means no vaccine passports.”

The Texas senator said he and his family members have gotten the covid-19 vaccine, and he personally thinks “vaccines are terrific,” but said people shouldn’t be mandated to get them.