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    Republicans call on Biden to end COVID's public health emergency designation

    "Today we call on your administration to do what so many states and other countries already have: accept that COVID-19 is endemic," the dozens of Republicans write in a letter.
    by Alana Wise Feb 14, 2022 2 minutes
    President Biden is facing calls to spell out the federal government response to the next stage of the pandemic.

    Republicans in Congress have asked President Biden to end the designation of COVID-19 as a public health emergency (PHE), citing the accessibility of vaccines and effective treatments as well as the harms of long-term isolation on public health.

    Their request for the president to undo the designation comes as calls grow — — for the federal government to chart a, as of Thursday.

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