Rules that health officials exceeded their authority. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as…
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Supreme Court Limits Courtroom Access Due to COVID
Will live stream oral hearing audio for the general public. The Supreme Court announced early this week that access to the courtroom would be restricted due to the…
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Travel Mask Mandate Extended Two Weeks
CDC orders the extension. The Transportation Security Administration will extend the federal mask mandate for all transportation networks through May 3, 15 days after it had been set…
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Additional COVID Funding Delayed by Senate Recess
Negotiations stall over Title 42. The Senate has left town for two weeks for its spring recess without acting on the $10 billion deal on pandemic relief. The White…
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President’s Administration Plans Aid for Long COVID Effects
Strategizing interagency research to address long-term unknowns. This week, President Biden and other administration officials briefed reporters on a federal plan to help care for citizens with long…
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Bipartisan Bill Asks for Title 42 Ending Delay
A plan is needed to avoid a massive border surge. Eleven senators introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday requesting President Biden’s administration to delay the end of enforcing the…
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State Governments Sue to Retain Border Health Directive
President’s administration plans to end Title 42 in late May. The attorneys general of Arizona, Louisiana, and Missouri have filed suit against President Biden’s administration challenging the plan…
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DHS Begins Requiring Vaccines for Some Migrants
Expanding practices that began in 2021. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they would begin requiring some migrants detained at the U.S.-Mexico border to receive a…
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FDA Approves Booster Shots for People Over 50
Both Moderna and Pfizer get the go-ahead. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 booster shot for individuals aged 50 and older. The…
Read MoreTravel Industry Urges White House to Lift COVID Restrictions
They particularly want a repeal of mask mandates. The U.S. Travel Association sent a letter to incoming White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha recommending an immediate end…
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