WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a major shift, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that it’s easing its indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people. At a White ...

The Centers for Disease Control announced it is easing its indoor mask guidance for the public and in schools. The new metrics used to determine whether a mask should be used indoors will now take ...

Under the new metrics, more than half of U.S. counties, which make up about three-fourths of where Americans live, are now considered to be at "low" or "medium" risk because of a reduced number of new ...

(AP) – Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday. The Centers for Disease ...

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday morning that she believes the U.S. can stem the current rise in COVID-19 cases in the span of a ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. A woman wearing a face mask walks through a NJ Transit turnstile at a subway station in New York City on Jan. 11, 2024. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. On March 1 ...

Masks and facial coverings are required in most settings to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The CDC released new data Wednesday on how to improve mask fit that reduces a person’s exposure to the ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Chelsea covers the Department of Health and Human Services with a ...

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