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People should continue wearing masks on public transportation even though it’s no longer required by law, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

The national mask mandate has been struck down, but government officials are still urging travelers to take protective measures.

LOS ANGELES — After months of declining numbers, California has recorded a nearly 30% increase in coronavirus cases over the last week along with smaller rises in hospitalizations, causing some health officials to suspect that the state is headed into a new pandemic wave.

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — A rapidly spreading variant and close, indoor quarters are likely factors that have led to cruise ship passengers testing positive for COVID-19 in recent weeks, according to the CDC.

Recently, a federal judge in Florida struck down the CDC’s mask requirement for mass transit. There were countless legal and factual errors in the judge’s decision, but critics seem to be focusing on the nature of the ruling, arguing that it is unconstitutional for a single judge to stop a…

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Children ages 6 months to under 6 years may soon have access to a Covid-19 vaccine that has been submitted to the FDA for emergency use authorization.

PHILADELPHIA — Anthony Fauci caused a stir this week when he said on national television that the United States was “out of the pandemic phase.”

U.S. health officials cast doubt on COVID-19 as a potential cause of severe hepatitis that’s been seen in dozens of previously healthy children around the world, while adding weight to the possibility it’s caused by a more common virus linked to stomach ailments.