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CDC extends travel mask mandate for two weeks

The mandate was set to expire on April 18.

Axios · Apr 13, 2022

CDC extends travel mask requirement to May 3 as COVID rises

The requirement will now extend through May 3, 2022.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2022

Biden administration to extend travel mask mandate as CDC monitors uptick in Covid-19 cases

Health officials to extend masking requirement for airlines and public transit through 3 May

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

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AP source: CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks

The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Philadelphia reinstated its indoor mask mandate. Will Chicago will be next?

CHICAGO — Philadelphia this week became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate because of a sharp increase in reported coronavirus cases, perhaps leaving some wondering whether Chicago will be next.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 13, 2022

Do you need a second booster shot? An epidemiologist scoured the latest research and has some answers

In late March 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a second booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines for vulnerable populations in the U.S., a move that was soon after endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People ages 50 years and older and certain immunocompromised individuals who…

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2022

Outlook poses tough questions for next steps on COVID-19 vaccines - Roll Call

Health care officials face tough questions as they set policy to deal with the next phase of the pandemic and try to get the messaging right.

Roll Call · Apr 13, 2022

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State public health officials move away from ‘outdated’ COVID testing positivity rate in favor of hospital metrics

The change in coronavirus data reporting follows new guidelines set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which place more emphasis on hospitalizations and case rates per 100,000 residents.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 12, 2022

STDs like syphilis, gonorrhea increased amid COVID in 2020

While the world was contending with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, sexually transmitted diseases were causing their own brand of stateside chaos, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022

What if the next wave is invisible?

More people may have COVID than official counts suggest. But there's an easy way to figure out if there's a surge

Salon · Apr 12, 2022

US sexually transmitted infections surged to record high in 2020

Reported cases dropped in early months of Covid-19 pandemic but disrupted healthcare and diverted resources aided sharp rise

The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2022

Tennessee senator mocked for saying residents want a wall on ‘our’ border

Republicans return to immigration fears ahead of midterms

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

COVID-19, overdoses pushed US to highest death total ever

Federal data confirms that 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

The clues are in the poop: COVID-19 sewage testing is coming to Philly

PHILADELPHIA — While COVID-19 cases in Philadelphia are rising to the point that the city will reimpose a mask mandate, a different metric heralded the uptick a few weeks earlier in other parts of the country. The clues were in poop.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 12, 2022

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The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

Mask rule for planes and trains still up in the air

How much longer will airline travelers and subway riders have to wear face masks

Inverse · Apr 12, 2022

Why did the CDC get so much about Covid-19 wrong?

In this edition of Inverse Daily, find out about the consequences of the CDC and the WHO's initial Covid-19 messaging, an interstellar meteor dividing the science community, and more.

Axios · Apr 12, 2022

Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say COVID is no longer a crisis

People hold a rosier view of the trajectory of infections and illness than the CDC data shows.

Reason · Apr 11, 2022

Extending the Mask Mandate for Air Travel 'Absolutely on the Table' Says White House COVID-19 Czar

"I know the CDC is working to develop a scientific framework," says Ashish K. Jha

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Reuters · Apr 11, 2022

CDC eases COVID travel assessment for Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Haiti

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday eased its COVID-19 travel ratings for Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and Haiti.

Axios · Apr 11, 2022

Biden official: Mask mandate for airplanes could be extended

Ashish Jha, the White House's new COVID-19 response coordinator, said an extension is "absolutely on the table."

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2022

Shanghai to ease lockdown despite surge in Covid cases

China’s most populous city to allow ‘appropriate activity’ in areas where there have been no cases for at least two weeks

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2022

Why Black and Hispanic seniors are left with a less powerful flu vaccine

At Whitman-Walker Health, Dr. David Fessler and his staff administer high-dose influenza vaccine to all HIV-positive and senior patients. Although the vaccine is roughly three times as expensive as standard flu vaccine, it seems to do a better job at protecting those with weakened immune systems — a major focus…

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Your urgent international travel questions answered by Simon Calder

Flight connections, baggage stress, tropical islands and cut-price dollars

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2022

Psaki accuses Republicans of holding Covid funding ‘hostage’ over immigration demand

‘We need this Covid funding, and it’s really a huge disappointment to us that the Congress has left for two weeks without passing this into law’

Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2022

COVID could be surging in the US right now and we might not even know it

The rise of COVID cases in some regions of the U.S., just as testing efforts wane, has raised the specter that the next major wave of the virus may be difficult to detect. In fact, the country could be in the midst of a surge right now and we might…

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