COVID-19 Health Emergency Extended Across US

COVID-19 Health Emergency Extended Across US
Medical workers wearing protective gear at a hospital in a file photo. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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The Biden administration announced Friday it has extended the COVID-19 public health emergency for three more months.

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra officially renewed the emergency declaration. The order was extended to Oct. 13, 2022, “as a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic,” Becerra said in the order.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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