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Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID-19

Buckingham Palace said the queen has mild symptoms

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South African doctor who discovered Omicron refuses to 'create fear' by hyping variant's threat

Angelique Coetzee asked her secretary to "give me another Nexium" to deal with the international pressure she was facing to deem COVID variant worse than South African doctors were seeing

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California officials unveil long-term strategy for addressing COVID-19

Introducing a new strategy that approaches COVID-19 with the recognition that it will likely be a “long-term nemesis”

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Virginia governor signs bill banning school mask mandates

Three Democrats voted with Republicans in the state House of Delegates, which flipped to Republican control in 2021, to pass the bill earlier in the day.

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California lifts indoor mask mandate for fully vaccinated residents

California’s statewide indoor mask mandate officially expired Wednesday, allowing millions of fully vaccinated residents across the state to enter most indoor public spaces without wearing a mask

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N.Y.C. fires 1,430 workers over municipal vaccine mandate deadline

The 1,430 employees fired represent less than one percent of the Big Apple’s work force

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California won't drop mask requirement in schools, plans to reassess month-end

Though many fully vaccinated Californians will be shedding their masks in indoor spaces come Wednesday, California will not be lifting its mask mandate for schools this week

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Challenge to New Jersey’s COVID vaccination executive order dismissed

A three-judge appellate panel has dismissed a challenge to Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order mandating state and county correctional police officers receive their COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters.

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CDC study warns booster effectiveness falls after four months

According to the report released on Friday, booster shot effectiveness against hospitalization was 91% after 2 months but dropped to 78% after 4 months for patients infected with the omicron variant

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U.S. requiring citizens fleeing Ukraine to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entering Poland

Unvaccinated Americans are instructed by the State Department to get "a COVID vaccine to facilitate your travel"