COVID-19 public health emergency extended another 90 days
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The COVID-19 public health emergency that was set to expire on April 16 has been extended by 90 days into mid-July by Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Reuters reported.
The emergency has required private health insurers to cover the cost of COVID tests and vaccines with no costs passed on to consumers.

Republicans have asked that the emergency end. In February, more than 70 House Republicans asked the Biden administration to do so citing COVID's progression to endemic status and a return to more normal living, Roll Call reported.
At-home COVID test makers: Quidel (QDEL), Abbott (NYSE:ABT), Roche (OTCQX:RHHBY), OraSure (OSUR), Becton, Dickinson (BDX), Cue Health (HLTH), and Lucira Health (LHDX).
COVID vaccine makers: Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), BioNTech (BNTX), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), AstraZeneca (AZN), and Novavax (NVAX).
Earlier in April, Senate leaders agreed on $10B in additional funding for the nation's COVID response.