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March 10, 2022

States push Biden to rescind Head Start mask mandate for children as young as 2

Nearly two dozen attorneys general demanded the Biden administration immediately rescind its mask mandate for tens of thousands of preschools and day care centers with Head Start programs across the country.

March 10, 2022

COVID-19 vaccine verification requirements to be lifted in more states, cities

With COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths falling around the U.S., more cities and states have moved to lift pandemic restrictions this week. 

March 10, 2022

Los Angeles, San Francisco move to curtail vaccine checks

Los Angeles and San Francisco health officials will end certain proof of vaccination requirements in businesses as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline.

March 10, 2022

WHO issues COVID-19 testing guidance

The World Health Organization says it has issued guidance advising people on how to test themselves for the coronavirus, months after critics said the lack of recommendations was compromising efforts to stop the pandemic in poor countries.

March 10, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic: How has it changed after two years?

How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?

March 10, 2022

Big bureaucracy fumbled COVID and our faith in institutions

Our health agencies let us down during COVID, and Americans will never again trust what they tell us.

March 10, 2022

CNN analyst calls Florida surgeon general 'disgraceful' and 'embarrassment'

CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner called Florida surgeon general Dr. Joseph Ladapo disgraceful for his latest vaccination recommendations for children.

March 9, 2022

Republicans demand TSA allow COVID mask mandate to expire

Republicans are demanding the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to end its mask mandate on March 18 — the date its mandate was set to expire when it was initially extended in August 2021.

March 9, 2022

Dr. Oz slams politicians who still favor masks for young children: 'Harm we're doing could be irreparable'

Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday slammed liberal politicians who still favor masking young children because it does not work.

March 9, 2022

US pushed partnership with Wuhan lab since 2017 – with promise of 'pandemic preparedness,' documents show

In October 2017 the U.S. government was planning joint research projects with China's Wuhan Institute of Virology.