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Social distancing indoors may provide ‘false sense of security,’ covid transmission study finds

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology argued that not all indoor settings are the same, varying by size, ventilation, air filtration, occupancy and the nature of the activity.

CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can go without masks outdoors, except in crowded settings

Even unvaccinated individuals may go without masks when walking, jogging or biking outdoors with household members. CDC also provides clarifications and new guidance for the fully vaccinated related to work, quarantine and testing.

Abandoned plant and wasteland: Ukraine eyes UNESCO World Heritage tag for Chernobyl

Officials say they hope that such an assignation could mean more funding and more tourists for the region.

Your questions, answered: I’m now vaccinated. Why should I worry about maybe getting covid-19?

Because we need all the healthy folks to get shots, so the people who can’t will still be protected by the “herd” of immune people around them.

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How to fix five common problems, such as feedback and background noise.

Vaccinated? Great. But wear a mask when indoors or in crowds, experts say.

The CDC recommendations for mask-wearing among fully vaccinated people — who can take them off in private but should wear them in public — are “absolutely appropriate,” one expert said.

‘How did that happen?’ Catching covid-19 even after being vaccinated.

A pediatrician got the disease seven weeks after receiving her second dose. She is among a tiny but growing number who are contending with this disturbing experience.

The public’s concerns over the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine are widespread, Post-ABC poll finds

Fewer than 1 in 4 unvaccinated adults say they would be willing to get the Johnson & Johnson shot.

Study finds Lyme-carrying ticks next to beaches and ‘pretty much wherever we looked’

“I don’t think we were expecting to find many ticks, but we did, and we found heaps of ticks in big numbers. And they’re infected with diseases,” the study’s lead author said.

The Big Number: ER visits dropped 25 percent in December and January, CDC says

Health experts attribute decline and other changes to fears about the pandemic.