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White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients removes a face mask as he prepares to speak at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, April 13, 2021. The White House said Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, that it was beginning to prepare for the next phase of the pandemic response amid growing impatience for the federal government to ease up. Zients said officials have started consultations in recent weeks with state and local leaders and public health officials “on steps we should be taking to keep the country moving forward.” (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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New Biden pandemic plan: Closer to normal for the nation
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Wed,03/02/22-12:21AM , 192 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's time for America to stop letting the coronavirus “dictate how we live,” President Joe Biden’s White House declared Wednesday, outlining a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions.
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A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus is posted on a store front in Philadelphia, on Feb. 16, 2022. The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press
Thu,02/24/22-11:22PM , 220 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter, meaning most Americans will no longer be advised to wear masks in indoor public settings.
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A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus is posted on a store front in Philadelphia, on Feb. 16, 2022. The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press
Thu,02/24/22-5:14PM , 230 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter, meaning most Americans will no longer be advised to wear masks in indoor public settings.
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President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Washington. Facing growing pressure to ease up on pandemic restrictions, the White House is insisting it is making plans for a less-disruptive phase of the national virus response. But impatient states, including even Democratic New York, made clear on Wednesday that they aren’t waiting for Washington as public frustration grows. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Under pressure to ease up, Biden weighs new virus response
By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press
Wed,02/09/22-12:08PM , 180 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing growing pressure to ease up on pandemic restrictions, the White House insisted Wednesday it is making plans for a less-disruptive phase of the national virus response.
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