Apr 18 Florida judge voids national mask mandate for airplanes, other travel By Curt Anderson, Associated Press A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials. Continue reading
Apr 13 CDC extends public transit mask requirement to May 3 as COVID cases tick up By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration has announced it will extend through May 3rd the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: Surgeon General Murthy, CDC Director Walensky testify on efforts to move beyond COVID-19 By News Desk Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and CDC Director Walensky testified Wednesday before the House subcommittee on Covid-19 on efforts to move beyond COVID-19. Continue reading
Mar 29 Americans are easing up on masks and other COVID safeguards according to AP-NORC poll By Russ Bynum, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Americans are letting their guard down as new COVID-19 infections plummet to their lowest level since July. But experts warn a new wave of cases is coming. Continue reading
Feb 25 Healthy Americans can stop wearing masks in areas with low COVID-19 impact, CDC says By Carla K. Johnson, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. officials say most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely take a break from wearing masks. Continue reading
Feb 09 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing By Associated Press The White House said Wednesday it was beginning to prepare for the next phase of the pandemic response amid growing impatience for the federal government to ease up. Continue reading
Jan 26 WATCH: Fauci says U.S. moving toward a time ‘when COVID is no longer a crisis’ By Associated Press White House officials say hopefully we will get to where COVID-19 is acceptable and could be considered endemic when "it doesn't disrupt our capability to function in society in a relatively normal way."… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 4:34 How the U.S. could address confusing, shifting COVID-19 health directives By PBS NewsHour Two years since the first lockdown in China, there have been great strides to combat COVID-19, but confusion and questions remain. From vaccinations to testing, to masking and how many days to isolate—there hasn’t always been clarity. More collaboration between… Continue watching
Jan 16 AP FACT CHECK: Trump seeds race animus with COVID falsehood By Calvin Woodward, David Klepper, Associated Press Donald Trump falsely declared in a weekend rally that public health authorities are denying the COVID-19 vaccine to white people because of their race. The former president seeded racial resentments in remarks that twisted the facts on public-health policy and… Continue reading
Jan 11 WATCH: Fauci, Walensky testify in tense Senate hearing on the federal response to new COVID-19 variants By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, angrily accused a senator Tuesday of making false accusations that are leading to threats against him -- all to raise political cash. Continue reading