EYECARE: Coronavirus BRIEFING: Crisis Response Tactics What Changes When the Covid-19 Emergency Declaration Ends? By Staff Friday, May 5, 2023 1:36 PM The U.S.'s national emergency declarations related to COVID-19 will expire this Thursday, May 11. So, what changes when these declarations, that have been active for three years, end? Head over to Forbes for 10 things that will change, from how we access testing and vaccines to how this will affect health care workers.