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Roberto Arias prepares a grave for burial at Woodlawn Cemetery during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Everett, Massachusetts, US, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Covid claims 1 million US lives

Air travellers wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk at JetBlue Terminal 5 at JFK International airport in New York, U.S., November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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US Justice Department appeals transportation mask ruling

Air travellers wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk at JetBlue Terminal 5 at JFK International airport in New York, U.S., November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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US CDC lifts Covid 'Do Not Travel' recommendations on about 90 countries

Travelers wearing protective face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reclaim their luggage at the airport in Denver, Colorado, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
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US will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains after court ruling

In this Nov. 17, 2020, file photo, commuters wear face masks while walking through the World Trade Center's transportation hub in New York. AP Photo
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Covid comeback seen in parts of US as funding runs dry

In this March 25, 2020, file photo, patients wear personal protective equipment while maintaining social distancing as they wait in line for a Covid-19 test at Elmhurst Hospital Center, in New York. Photo: AP
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A third of US Covid now caused by Omicron BA.2 as overall cases fall

US President Joe Biden arrives to speak during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US March 1, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS
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Biden announces new Covid initiative that gives Americans free pills

Pfizer says it will have 15m doses of its vaccine ready for people in the US by the end of the year, if it is approved. Photo: Reuters
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US FDA set to authorize Pfizer Covid-19 shot for ages 12-15 early next week

A person walks in Times Square after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new guidelines regarding outdoor mask wearing and vaccination during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, US, April 27, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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Citing 'stunning progress' on coronavirus, Biden celebrates easing of mask rules

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Just more than half of US adults have gotten at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose: CDC

A paramedic disinfects equipment after delivering a patient to Saint Vincent Hospital amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Worcester, Massachusetts, US, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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US Covid cases march higher, hospitalizations up for second week in a row

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All American adults to be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine by April 19: Biden

In this Nov. 17, 2020, file photo, commuters wear face masks while walking through the World Trade Center's transportation hub in New York. AP Photo
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US Covid-19 cases rise for third straight week, hospitalizations also up