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US Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID

Harris, who is not displaying symptoms, according to her office, is the latest top US official to contract the virus.

Al Jazeera

More than half of Americans show signs of prior COVID infection

Well over half the U.S. population has been infected with the coronavirus at some point, according to a nationwide study of blood samples, the latest evidence of COVID-19’s far-reaching impact.

Tribune News Service

CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections

U.S. government researchers say three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus

The Independent UK

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Biden seeks supreme court go-ahead to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

Administration appeals lower-court rulings that required controversial border asylum program to be reinstated

The Guardian - US

Most Americans have COVID-19 antibodies as case numbers rise - Roll Call

The percentage of people with antibodies increased from 34 percent in December to roughly 58 percent in February, the CDC said.

Roll Call

Editorial: A Trump judge rated ‘not qualified’ got it wrong on masks

COVID-19 caught the United States unprepared and unwilling in some ways to defend itself against the viral pandemic that has now taken nearly a million American lives. More than 400,000 had been lost by the time Joe Biden, on his first day as president, ordered face-masking across an array of…

Tribune News Service

We’re Fighting Covid With Faulty Data

Measurements of illnesses and vaccinations haven’t kept up with the changing nature of the pandemic.

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If the CDC's Mask Mandate Is 'Necessary for the Public Health,' Why Didn't the DOJ Seek a Stay To Restore It?

The Biden administration's main priority seems to be leaving the agency's authority vague enough to allow future interventions.

Reason

More on the Transportation Mask Mandate Litigation

Some implications of the government's decision not to seek a stay of the district court ruling. Plus, the low quality of the trial judge's opinion doesn't necessarily mean there are no good arguments against the mandate's legality.

Reason

COVID-19 cases are rising sharply again — should we worry?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Here we go again?

Tribune News Service

US can manage BA.2 variant ‘without disruption’, top Covid adviser predicts

Ashish Jha says spreading variant unlikely to have much effect on the nation’s pandemic recovery

The Guardian - US

Judge’s ruling on the CDC mask mandate highlights the limits of the agency’s power

The role that the federal government plays in containing future epidemics will hinge on the outcome of an appeal of last week’s court ruling that overturned the mask mandate for travelers on airlines, trains and the nation’s mass transit systems.

Tribune News Service

COVID shots still work but researchers hunt new improvements

COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, but Moderna and Pfizer are testing combination shots as a possible new kind of booster

The Independent UK

COVID-19 risk level increases to ‘medium’ in DuPage County as cases rise statewide

Three other Illinois counties have also seen their risk level elevated from “low” to “medium” under the latest CDC guidelines. The entire state was in the “low” category until about a month ago when coronavirus cases began to rebound.

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The Guardian - US

Lifting of Covid mask mandate on US transportation horrifies health experts

Warning that ‘This is not the time to be pulling back on mitigation measures’ as CDC appeals judge’s overturning of face-covering rule

Reuters

COVID-19 third leading cause of death again in 2021- U.S. study

COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States for the second year in a row in 2021, with death rates rising for most age groups, a government study showed on Friday.

Reason

Fauci Says CDC Mandates 'Should Not Be a Court Issue'

That's a fundamentally anti-democratic attitude.

The Independent UK

CDC issues alert on mystery hepatitis outbreak affecting dozens of children in US, UK and four other countries

Cases were found in children aged between one and six in Alabama

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Axios

DHS chief concerned about lifting pandemic border policy

The man charged with securing the border has shared his worries while speaking with Congress.

The Independent UK

Boston urges masks as battle brews over transit rule

Boston has urged people to start wearing masks and the Biden administration is weighing its next legal step in a court fight over the abrupt end of the national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit

The Guardian - US

Pandemic disrupted routine vaccinations of US kindergarteners

About 350,000 fewer children were vaccinated against preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough, CDC reports

The Independent UK

Maine man dies after contracting rare virus spread by infected tick bite

The adult-aged man developed neurological symptoms and died in hospital, the CDC confirmed

The Independent UK

Rates for measles, other vaccinations dip for kindergartners

The portion of U.S. children getting routine vaccinations required for kindergarten dipped slightly during the pandemic

Mic

JK everyone, it’s totally fine if you were a maskless asshole on a flight

After a federal judge struck down the CDC’s mask mandate, Delta and other airlines are rushing to reinstate previously banned passengers.

Al Jazeera

US extends COVID vaccine requirement at land borders

The requirement, which applies to non US citizens and residents, was first put in place in November of last year.

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