Kristen Rogers, CNN • Updated 29th April 2021
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Editor s Note There are few no-risk activities during the Covid-19 pandemic, but there are ways to mitigate risks. Fully vaccinated people are, of course, at much lower risk of contracting and spreading coronavirus than people who haven t been vaccinated. CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen advises approaching your activity decisions with that in mind.
(CNN) At this point in the pandemic, you might be wondering whether you can swap virtual museum tours for immersive, in-person experiences.
The answer partly depends on the type of museum and your vaccination status. Coronavirus spreads when infected people cough, sneeze or talk and others breathe in those droplets, or when the virus flows through or accumulates in the air. The risk of these modes of transmission increases when many people are gathered closely together and indoors, which could be the case at museums.