Could outdoor mask mandates get dropped in the coming weeks? One expert thinks so
By Martin Finucane Globe Staff,Updated April 19, 2021, 2:19 p.m.
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Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, says that states may soon drop their outdoor mask-wearing mandates â and it makes sense.
âOutdoor infections are rare and occur when large groups gather in packed spaces, such as rallies,â Jha said in a tweet on Sunday.
UpdatedMon, Apr 19, 2021 at 1:23 pm ET
Replies(14) Transmissions do not take place between solitary individuals going for a walk, transiently passing each other on the street, a hiking trail, or a jogging track, Dr. Paul Sax of Brigham and Women’s Hospital said. (Shutterstock)
MASSACHUSETTS A prominent doctor is suggesting Massachusetts and communities that have mandated face coverings in outdoor spaces reconsider those rules. Transmissions do not take place between solitary individuals going for a walk, transiently passing each other on the street, a hiking trail, or a jogging track. That biker who whizzes by without a mask poses no danger to us, at least from a respiratory virus perspective, Dr. Paul Sax, clinical director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women s Hospital, wrote in a blog post for the New England Journal of Medicine Monday.
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Blood clots related to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are extremely rare
By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff,Updated April 13, 2021, 2 hours ago
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The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has significant advantages - it requires only one dose, and can be stored more easily than other vaccines.Michael M. Santiago/Getty
Many Americans awoke Tuesday to unsettling news about the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and its possible link to a rare but dangerous blood-clotting disorder. But doctors emphasize that this possible side effect is extremely rare. Hereâs what you need to know.
How scary is this?
Only six people out of 6.8 million experienced clots after taking the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Thatâs fewer than one in a million.
Doctors advise against travelling immediately after your Covid-19 vaccination
By The Washington Post
Washington - The coronavirus vaccines are welcome news to restless travellers.
But if you re planning to take a trip as soon as you get your shot or shots, depending on which vaccine you receive, not so fast: Vaccinated individuals should wait at least two weeks after their last shot, according to doctors.
And some countries and cruise lines are echoing the call for vaccinated travellers to delay their visits.
Medical experts say the two-week time frame allows the vaccine to do its job. Our bodies need that time to develop both antibody and cellular immune responses, which are critical for protection, said Paul Sax, clinical director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women s Hospital in Boston.