Month: May 2021

Tossing their masks, jumping on side-by-side treadmills, sharing peanuts next to fellow sports fans, the vaccinated find special freedoms await. View original article Contributor: Jennifer Steinhauer

In news everyone has been waiting for since last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said May 13 that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can ditch their masks, both indoors and outdoors, and stop social distancing as well. It was welcome news, especially as politicians and many in the … Read more

Following the US Food and Drug Administration’s decision on May 10 to extend emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to include 12- to 15-year olds, the Centers for Disease Control added its recommendation that teens in that age group should be vaccinated with the shot. The expert panel of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on … Read more

Fully vaccinated people do not have to wear masks or maintain social distance indoors or outdoors, with some exceptions, the C.D.C. advised. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin, Apoorva Mandavilli and Noah Weiland

The C.D.C. said Thursday that vaccinated Americans no longer needed masks in most places. Other disease experts recently had a different message: that masks were necessary in public. View original article Contributor: Claire Cain Miller, Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz

The C.D.C. said Thursday that vaccinated Americans no longer needed masks in most places. Other disease experts recently a different message: that masks were necessary in public for at least another year. View original article Contributor: Claire Cain Miller, Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz

The researchers issued a call to action to improve indoor air quality as a safeguard against the spread of contagions like the coronavirus. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

Researchers urge an open mind, saying lack of evidence leaves theories of natural spillover and laboratory leak both viable. View original article Contributor: James Gorman and Carl Zimmer

Fully vaccinated people only need to wear masks in health care settings, on mass transit and in transportation hubs, and in prisons and homeless shelters. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin and Apoorva Mandavilli

Many have felt unwarranted remorse over things they can’t control. Here’s how to stop the spiral. View original article Contributor: Christina Caron