White House announces 3 new mass vaccination sites in Texas; Feds investigate counterfeit N95 mask operation: Live COVID-19 updates John Bacon, Elinor Aspegren and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Achieving Herd Immunity: How vaccines and masks are the keys to fight coronavirus
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Wearing a tight-fitting mask or a double mask can dramatically decrease exposure to and spread of COVID-19, a crucial defense against emerging new variations of the virus, the CDC reported Wednesday.
In lab tests with dummies, exposure to potentially infectious aerosols decreased by more than 90% when tight or double masks were used, the CDC said.
“Cases hospitalizations and deaths are still very high, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at a White House coronavirus briefing. Now is not the time to roll back mask requirements.
White House announces 3 new mass vaccination sites in Texas; Feds investigate counterfeit N95 mask operation: Live COVID-19 updates John Bacon, Elinor Aspegren and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Achieving Herd Immunity: How vaccines and masks are the keys to fight coronavirus
Replay Video
Wearing a tight-fitting mask or a double mask can dramatically decrease exposure to and spread of COVID-19, a crucial defense against emerging new variations of the virus, the CDC reported Wednesday.
In lab tests with dummies, exposure to potentially infectious aerosols decreased by more than 90% when tight or double masks were used, the CDC said.
“Cases hospitalizations and deaths are still very high, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at a White House coronavirus briefing. Now is not the time to roll back mask requirements.
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Lines of them, decorated, drivers honking, people hanging out of them waving, screaming, singing, fist-pumping.
The scene has played out thousands of times, for myriad reasons, as vehicles became an all-important conduit during the pandemic for showing you care about something deeply.
Jean Smith can attest.
Family and friends formed a caravan and rolled by her Hyde Park apartment building in April to celebrate Smith’s 99th birthday.
Jean Smith was thrilled when friends and relatives formed a car caravan and drove by her Hyde Park apartment to celebrate her 99th birthday in April.
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“It made me feel like I was on cloud nine, or cloud 99,” she said with a laugh. “To get to be 99 and have that many people interested in you? Most of the time they just throw you by the wayside, but I felt like I was Queen Elizabeth. I thoroughly enjoyed it,” said Smith.