Alison Durkee, Forbes Staff

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Indiana Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Ban Blocked—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now

Abortion providers are taking aim at states’ bans in state court after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Covid Cases Are Rising — But Cities So Far Aren’t Reimposing Mask Mandates

Mayors in New York City and Boston are the latest officials to resist requiring masks, even as they recommend people wear them.

Moderna Asks FDA To Authorize Covid Vaccines For Young Kids — But Most Parents Are In No Rush, Polls Suggest

Only 21% of parents of children under five said in February that they’d vaccinate their child “right away.”

White House Covid-19 Funds Running Out — Here’s What That Means For Treatments, Tests And Vaccines

Americans will start seeing cuts as soon as next week without more funding from Congress.

Mask Mandate On Airplanes, Public Transportation Extended Until April 18

The extension comes even as mask mandates have now been lifted in every state nationwide.

WHO Now Encourages ‘Urgent’ Booster Shot Access — Reversing Earlier Position

The World Health Organization had previously called for a moratorium on the third shots, believing they made vaccine inequity worse.

D.C. Will No Longer Require Proof Of Vaccine To Enter Businesses — Latest City To Drop Rules Slammed By GOP

Republican lawmakers were outspoken about their opposition to the requirement.

Majority Of Americans Find CDC’s Changing Covid Guidance ‘Confusing,’ Poll Finds Amid New Mask Questions

Even a majority of Democrats and vaccinated Americans are confused, despite acknowledging the benefits of recommendations changing in response to new data.

CDC Director Still Recommends Wearing Masks Indoors—These States Are Dropping Their Mandates Anyway

New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts became the latest states Wednesday to announce changes to their mask requirements.

New Jersey, Delaware Lifting School Mask Mandates—Other States May Be Next

Delaware and New Jersey—which has had some of the most stringent mask mandates of the pandemic—will lift its order starting in March.