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Unvaccinated kids bore brunt of omicron wave, CDC report says

Almost 90% of U.S. children hospitalized for COVID-19 during the omicron wave this winter were unvaccinated, according to a government study.

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The US mask mandate for public transport has been quashed but not everyone is going mask-less on planes

Passengers remove their face coverings and crews cheer as a US-wide mask mandate is overturned by a federal judge. But not everyone is celebrating.

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Biden considers delaying pandemic border policy repeal

The White House is looking for ways to buy time to avoid a massive influx of migrants.

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Biden weighs mask mandate appeal that may be fruitless, or worse

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said it is ready to appeal a ruling that eliminated the mask mandate for plane and train travel if necessary, even after some argued the best way to preserve the government’s authority was to let the case die.

Tribune News Service

Justice Department will appeal mask mandate ruling if CDC finds requirement still ‘necessary’

Biden administration weighing response after federal judge voided public transit requirement

The Independent UK

Moving beyond masks: Biden toils to put pandemic behind him

President Joe Biden’s administration has been working for months to prepare people to rethink their personal risk calculations as the nation gets used to the idea of living with an endemic COVID-19

The Independent UK

Louisville transit officials drop mask mandates following federal judge’s ruling

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Florida seeing increase in COVID-19 cases

MIAMI — What is the COVID-19 situation like in Florida?

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CDC Removes All Countries From COVID-19 'Do Not Travel' List

Though travel isn't completely back to normal, this change is an overdue acknowledgment that we can't always view COVID-19 transmission as catastrophic.

Reason

Mask mandate ruling is "a political act"

A federal judge in Florida ruled that the CDC only had authority to issue regulations related to "sanitation"

Salon

Uber and Lyft ditch mandatory masks after judge shoots down CDC mandate

Neither drivers nor riders will be required to wear masks, and the car's front seat can now be occupied.

Input

EXPLAINER: What happens in the post-mask world of travel?

A ruling by a judge in Florida means the federal requirement to wear masks on airplanes and public transportation is gone

The Independent UK

CDC: New Omicron strain accounts for about 20% of new cases in U.S.

The Omicron BA.2 subvariant is still the dominant strain, making up about 75% of all cases.

Axios

Flight attendants warn mask mandate confusion could cause ‘more violence’

‘The last thing we need for workers on the frontlines or passengers traveling today is confusion and chaos,’ says the Association of Flight Attendants

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Kentuckians Left Without Abortion Access After Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto

Plus: The end of travel mask mandates, pundits out of touch with how normies use social media, and more...

The Independent UK

Confusion as US’s ‘trains and planes’ mask mandate overturned

Federal judge overturned CDC extension

The Independent UK

Pilots announce mask mandate has been dropped mid-flight in US, angering passengers

‘The flight crew has taken our choices away from us. Very very angry about this,’ says aggrieved traveller

Daily Record

Major US travel rule changes as masks struck down and warning system overhauled

The mask verdict has thrown the travel industry into confusion.

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First Thing: Russia has begun battle to seize east of Ukraine, says Zelenskiy

Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas, Ukrainian president says in video address

Wales Online

US airlines relax mask rules for transatlantic passengers after court ruling

Airlines immediately welcomed the decision to relax mask regulations following the ruling by a judge that the mandate was unlawful

The Guardian - US

US judge strikes down Biden mask mandate for planes and trains

The Florida judge’s ruling appeared to free operators to retain or discard masking policies, leading to confusion

The Independent UK

Cheers, fear as judge strikes down U.S. transit mask mandate

A federal judge’s decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it’s really time to end the order sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic

Reason

Federal Court Rules Against CDC Transportation Mask Mandate

The decision holds that the CDC exceeded its legal authority. But it may be vulnerable to reversal on appeal.

Benzinga

US Airlines Rush To End COVID-19 Mask Mandate After Federal Judge Calls 2-Year-Old Directive Unlawful

U.S. airlines on Monday rushed to end the COVID-19 mask mandate but continued to recommend wearing a face mask when using public transport after a federal judge in Florida called the two-year-old rule for public transportation unlawful.

Tribune News Service

US stops mask requirement on planes after judge’s ruling

Passengers on airplanes, trains and other public transportation in the U.S. don’t have to wear masks anymore, after a federal judge struck down the mandate.

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