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And Kevin McCarthy says Jeff Fortenberry should resign.

The coronavirus vaccines most widely used in the United States remained highly effective at preventing severe infections even in the face of the highly transmissible omicron variant in January, a report released Friday by federal disease trackers shows.

Here’s the day that was — and will be — in Florida politics.

In a major reversal, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised the metrics and thresholds that determine when masking is recommended. Only 5% of counties met the old metric on Feb. 25; now 70% of Americans need not don a mask indoors.

The estimates show that about 43% of the country and the majority of children have been infected. Learn more at Boston.com.

Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines lose substantial effectiveness after about four months - but still provided significant

Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines lose substantial effectiveness after about four months -- but still provided significant protection in keeping people out of the hospital during the omicron surge, according to a study published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines lose substantial effectiveness after about four months - but still provided significant

How long that third shot's protection lasts is a critical question facing public health officials because many people received their third dose months ago.

In the last surge, people 75 and older made up the majority of deaths from COVID-19. Learn more at Boston.com.