Big cities drop more COVID-19 measures in push for normalcy NEW YORK (AP) — New York City and Los Angeles are lifting some of their strictest COVID-19 prevention measures as officials in big cities around the U.S. push for a return to normalcy after two grueling years of the pandemic. AP NEWS

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U.S. waives COVID test for Americans leaving Russia, Belarus The United States is waiving a requirement for negative COVID-19 tests from Americans leaving Belarus or Russia to travel home, the State Department said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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With millions still unboosted against COVID, public health experts face tricky messaging around potential 4th shot “The case for a fourth shot needs to be incredibly compelling, if we expect the American public to get on board,” one expert said. ABC News ABC News

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As vaccine demand falls, states are left with huge stockpile As demand for COVID-19 vaccines collapses in many areas of the U.S., states are scrambling to use stockpiles of doses before they expire and have to be added to the millions that have already gone to waste. AP NEWS

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From some of the least vaccinated states, like Indiana and North Dakota, to some of the most vaccinated states, like New Jersey and Vermont, public health departments are shuffling doses around in the hopes of finding providers that can use them....