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WASHINGTON — “I believe we are at an inflection point,” White House pandemic response team coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said at his first briefing, his remark inauspiciously punctuated by a reporter’s cough. COVID-19 is still here, but many Americans appear to be moving on, even as the Omicron BA.2 variant continues to proliferate.
Passengers are maskless on planes, children are unmasked in schools. Washington, meanwhile, is preparing for its first White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in two years, plus a constellation of other parties in the days to come. Saturday’s gala itself will be hosted by comedian Trevor Noah and attended by President Biden.
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