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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s recommendation that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most indoor settings still comes a little too soon for some Massachusetts residents.
Some say they will have to get used to the idea of being maskless inside with other people. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. I think it would be tough for me to think about being indoors anywhere but home without the mask, said Stephanie Downey Toledo. The CDC now says it is safe for fully vaccinated people to remove their masks in most indoor settings.
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A new Pfizer pill to treat COVID-19 is in its first phase of trials, and by the end of the year, it could potentially be prescribed as soon as someone gets coronavirus. One can think of it as similar to Tamiflu, but for COVID, said Dr. Michael Misialek of Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Dr. Sabrina Assoumou of Boston Medical Center says the pill would prevent the virus from replicating in our bodies. This one will be an oral antiviral, so unlike Remdesivir, which needs to be IV d, this one will be oral, Assoumou said.
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Gov. Charlie Baker is expected to speak with federal official about the Johnson and Johnson vaccine Tuesday as the U.S. government moves to stop using it.