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President Joe Biden’s administration has been working for months to prepare people to rethink their personal risk calculations as the nation gets used to the idea of living with an endemic COVID-19.

Uber says that riders and drivers are no longer required to wear masks while using the service.

A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. created a patchwork of rules Monday that vary by city and mode of transit.

The announcement from the TSA came hours after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the CDC overstepped its authority when it issued a mask mandate for public transportation.

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation.

Hartford public schools make the switch to a mask-optional format beginning Monday.

From the frightening, grief-filled early days of the pandemic until perhaps even now, a return to normalcy seemed so out of reach in New York City, where people kept breathing through masks and avoiding indoor gatherings even as other places abandoned COVID-19 safety protocols. But with the city preparing to lift more mask and vaccination mandates, the question is: Are…

While there is great relief for some to no longer need a mask at school, some are apprehensive about the changes and may continue to wear masks anyway. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks shared his vision for public schools across the Big Apple while dropping a major bombshell: 120,000 families have left the public school system in the past five years.

Target will no longer require its staff and shoppers to wear masks inside its store as a matter of corporate policy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “cautiously optimistic” about the downward trend in omicron-fueled COVID cases. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said they were considering new benchmarks for masking, based on levels of severe illness and hospital capacity.

There’s a shifting narrative on COVID-19 restrictions across the country among Democratic officials and candidates

The statewide mandate will end, but cities and counties can keep their own mask mandates in place, Gov. Kathy Hochul says.

New York will lift its indoor mask mandate for businesses as of Thursday, but allow counties and cities to maintain their own mandates, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday. But even as indoor mandates for businesses end, they will remain for schools, with Hochul saying the state would reassess conditions in the first week of March. She later added there was…

As both New Jersey and Connecticut set dates to do away with mask mandates both for businesses and schools, will New York opt to do the same? NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

The New York State Health Department is expected to extend the state’s school mask mandate beyond its current deadline of Feb. 21, sources tell NBC New York.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has guaranteed an update on the state’s mask mandate later this week, coming on the heels of an announcement from New Jersey about ending the mask rules in schools. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will announce the end of the state’s mask mandate in schools on Monday. Brian Thompson reports.

New Jersey will end its school mask mandate on March 7, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday. Though the state mandate is ending, Murphy said school districts can continue their own mandates if they want — and they are not permitted to ban masks, either. The New Jersey Education Association — with which Murphy is closely allied — issued a statement…

The differing mask rules in neighboring New Jersey cities are causing confusion for residents. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.