The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased health care coverage, beefed-up food assistance and universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests.
Much of that is now coming to an end, with President Joe Biden’s administration saying it plans to end the emergency declarations on May 11.
Here’s a look at what will stay and what will go once the emergency order is lifted:
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