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See how the prices have changed for popular grocery items

NBC News is tracking changes in grocery prices to monitor the impact on consumers’ food bills.
Illustration of shopping carts packed with groceries traveling up a growing line graph.
Illustration of shopping carts packed with groceries traveling up a growing line graph.

CDC's Covid tracking changes come as '99 percent plus' of the U.S. is at low levels

As the global public health emergency comes to a close, the agency will focus on wastewater samples, hospitalized patients and Covid-related deaths.
Jordane Domain gets a COVID-19 test done by a healthcare worker in North Miami, Fla.
Jordane Domain gets a COVID-19 test done by a healthcare worker in North Miami, Fla.

WHO declares end to Covid global health emergency

The World Health Organization first issued the emergency declaration in January 2020.
Yair Badash disinfects an aircraft between flights at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel,
Yair Badash disinfects an aircraft between flights at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel,

Brazilian police raid Bolsonaro's home as part of Covid vaccine data investigation

The raid was part of a probe into a group suspected of adding false vaccine data to the government’s Covid database while Bolsonaro was president.
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro in Doral, Fla., on Feb. 3, 2023.
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro in Doral, Fla., on Feb. 3, 2023.

Covid vaccination requirement to end next week for federal employees and international travelers

The administration had said it would end a public health emergency tied to the pandemic on May 11.
The lead nurse prepares a syringe with a Covid-19 vaccine at the Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ, the site of the Ward 4 DC Covid Center, in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2023.
The lead nurse prepares a syringe with a Covid-19 vaccine at the Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ, the site of the Ward 4 DC Covid Center, in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2023.

What to know about XBB.1.16, the 'Arcturus' variant

The subvariant accounts for nearly 10% of new Covid cases in the U.S.
A medical technician administers a COVID-19 in New York
A medical technician administers a COVID-19 in New York

New theories of possible link between Covid vaccines and tinnitus are emerging

People who have developed life-altering ringing in their ears after Covid vaccinations demand deeper investigation into this potential side effect.
A man receives a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Chelsea, Mass
A man receives a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Chelsea, Mass

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Millions expected to lose dental care coverage after Medicaid review

About 14 million people, or 28% of adults currently enrolled in Medicaid, will lose their dental health coverage now that the Covid public health emergency has ended.
Dentist hand in surgical glove holding dental X-ray
Dentist hand in surgical glove holding dental X-ray

CDC signs off on 2nd dose of omicron Covid boosters for older adults

People 65 and up can get another dose of an updated Covid vaccine at least four months after their first updated boosters.
A person receives a Pfizer booster shot at a Covid vaccination and testing site in Los Angeles
A person receives a Pfizer booster shot at a Covid vaccination and testing site in Los Angeles

Biden signs bill ending Covid national emergency

The measure ends the national emergency a month earlier than the Biden administration had planned, prompting changes to some pandemic-related federal programs.
US President Joe Biden responds to questions during a COVID-19 Response Team meeting in the South Court Auditorium at the White House on January 13, 2022. In attendance: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and Jeff Zients, Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response. Virtually: Major Katherine Kasch, Lieutenant Commander Diana Tran-Yu, and Lieutenant Colonel Suzanne Cobleigh.
US President Joe Biden responds to questions during a COVID-19 Response Team meeting in the South Court Auditorium at the White House on January 13, 2022. In attendance: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and Jeff Zients, Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response. Virtually: Major Katherine Kasch, Lieutenant Commander Diana Tran-Yu, and Lieutenant Colonel Suzanne Cobleigh.

Biden terminates Covid national emergency

The White House says President Biden signed a bill to end the national emergency declared during the Covid-19 pandemic that has been in place for more than three years. NBC’s Monica Alba has the details. 
Biden terminates Covid national emergency
Biden terminates Covid national emergency

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