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A federal push to reach both residents and staff at long-term care facilities is winding down, leaving many workers who care for the elderly and vulnerable unvaccinated.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that it will extend through June its moratorium on evictions, which was set to expire at the end of this month. But the moratorium isn’t automatic. Legal experts say tenants need to take action to qualify for protection.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is moving to extend an order aimed at preventing evictions during the pandemic. Housing groups say the order could prevent up to 1 million evictions.

In many places, the 6-foot guidance was interpreted as requiring schools to operate on part-time schedules in order to reduce class sizes. A 3-foot rule would allow many more schools to reopen fully.

The new funds will enable K-12 schools to ramp up screening testing, which can "identify asymptomatic disease and prevent clusters before they start," said CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.

Ohio is now into its fourth month of distributing COVID-19 vaccines, an effort that's helped the state relax some restrictions and finally look forward to…

A new study found no difference in infection rates between schools in Massachusetts that required 3 feet of distance and those requiring 6 feet, so long as everyone wore masks.

The CDC says hospitals saw a lot more emergency cases involving drug overdoses, as well as mental health crises and suicide attempts. Many emergency departments weren't ready.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now recommends that visitors and residents, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, be allowed to meet in person under most circumstances.

Some Ohio doctors are welcoming the new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that masks are no longer required for small…