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Political stakes high as Beijing responds to virus outbreak

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

Officials have repeatedly asserted China’s adherence to a “zero-COVID” approach, requiring mass testing, lockdowns and the quarantining of anyone who tests positive.

How dropping mask mandates could impact the COVID pandemic

By Geoff Bennett, Frank Carlson, Claire Mufson

The federal court ruling this past week striking down the federal mask mandates on planes and public transit has left very few indoor masking requirements in the U.S. This comes as public health experts brace for the next COVID surge…

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4 things we know about ‘stealth omicron’

By Victoria Milko, Associated Press

Here are a few facts about the extra contagious, now dominant variant in the U.S.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The White House COVID task force held a news briefing on March 23. This comes the same day that Moderna said it's COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

Biden steps to State of the Union lectern at fraught moment

By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is aiming to navigate the country out of a pandemic, reboot his stalled domestic agenda and confront Russia’s aggression.

More data needed on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5, FDA says

By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply for authorization of extra-low doses of its vaccine for the youngest children before clinical studies were finished. On Friday, the FDA reversed course.

Ask us your questions about the COVID-19 pandemic

By Dan Cooney, Molly Finnegan

Do you have a question about the COVID-19 pandemic in this current moment? Here’s a chance to ask the experts.

In one Missouri school district, tension and confusion over school board’s changing COVID protocols

By Gabrielle Hays

Parents say while the Wentzville Board of Education is making decisions to cease contact tracing and the state leaders are taking action against the districts, they are left to figure out what to do.

COVID falling in 49 of 50 states as deaths near 900,000

By Ken Sweet, Associated Press

With the brutal omicron wave rapidly easing its grip, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. are falling in 49 of the 50 states, even as the nation’s death toll closes in on another bleak round number: 900,000.