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The new estimates by Visit Florida included a revision of the overall numbers for 2020 that indicates the COVID-19 pandemic was worse on the leisure and hospitality industry than previously projected.

The loosening of restrictions at Disney, Universal, Busch Gardens and SeaWorld comes after the CDC updated recommendations for vaccinated people.

In Baker and Holmes, about 22% of the population has received at least one shot. Washington, Calhoun, and Gilchrist are only slightly higher. The reasons aren't necessarily defined by geography.

Several retailers including Publix, Target, Winn-Dixie, Walmart, Trader Joe's and Starbucks are loosening requirements, using recent CDC guidance in their decisions.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted its stance this week on the need to wear masks if you're vaccinated. What's that mean for kids? For travel? For work? Experts weigh in.

The governor said Norwegian is not "one of the bigger" cruise lines and that other people are "itching to do business" in the state.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says vaccinated people still must follow existing state, local or tribal laws on masks and social distancing.

It is unclear what impact this will have on teachers, staff and students in the near term. In some states, masks in schools are already optional.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said," We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some kind of normalcy." But local authorities are making their own decisions on relaxing the rules.

Some parts of public life in the U.S. still operate according to restrictive rules, and that includes planes, trains and buses.