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Lilly explained her attendance at the rally using rhetoric that echoed that of abortion rights activists.

Thursday is the deadline for health care workers to get at least their first dose of coronavirus vaccine in much of the country, as the Biden administration’s mandate starts to take effect.

GAO criticizes the response to emergencies over four administrations, including coronavirus, Ebola and Zika, as well as extreme weather events.

The popularity of ACA health plans is a substantial slice of good news for President Biden, who has made expanding access to affordable health insurance a central domestic policy aim.

People are confused about coronavirus rapid tests — How good are they? When should you use them? Do they work? — all while the government is giving out free ones to households across the country.

The former Alaska governor has not stopped dining indoors and outdoors, despite being unvaccinated and not self-isolating following her recent positive coronavirus test.

On Wednesday, infections declined to an average of 601,302 in 7-day average and current hospitalization have leveled off to 148,710, according to data compiled by The Washington Post.

But in some corners of the nation, hospitals continue to reel from waves of omicron infections.

Midwest grocery chains Meijer and Hy-Vee said they have started giving away the masks. Walgreens expects its giveaways to start Friday.

Despite the omicron variant’s lesser severity, its rapid spread has led to large numbers of hospitalizations and more than 2,200 deaths daily.