Epidemiologist: More contagious COVID-19 variant will be more common in Virginia Weâll be seeing it in more places.
There are certain settings in which the new variant of COVID-19, known as B.1.1.7, could increase your risk of contracting the coronavirus, according to a health expert with the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts. Rebekah Butterfield, Richmond and Henrico Health Districts Epidemiologist, said the B.1.1.7 variant was believed to be more contagious based on observation of how often health experts are seeing the virus strain in the population. But just how much more contagious, was still left to be determined.
Should you now wear two masks? Let s ask a doctor.
Depending on the kind of mask you have, health experts say wearing two isn t out of the question.
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RICHMOND, Va. With a new, possibly more contagious, variant of the COVID-19 virus likely spreading, you may be wondering whether it s effective to wear two masks.
Rebekah Butterfield, an Epidemiologist with the Richmond and Henrico Health Districts, said there are several factors at play when it comes to the effectiveness of a mask, but depending on the kind of mask you re wearing doubling up isn t out of the question.
To gather or not to gather? Looking ahead to the Christmas holiday
To gather or not to gather? Looking ahead to the Christmas holiday By Olivia Ugino | December 14, 2020 at 6:09 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 6:58 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - With just 11 days until Christmas, are you still deciding what to do with your family and friends? The health department shares what you can do to keep your loved ones safe, and what they learned from the Thanksgiving holiday.
“We have traced a lot of Thanksgiving outbreaks back to self-reported gatherings, both friends and family gatherings, but typically larger groups - larger than the governor’s new recommendations,” said Rebekah Butterfield with the Richmond City Health District.