High risk locations for catching COVID-19 study finds
A new study models infection risk across venues and activities. It quantifies percent infection chances in theaters gyms and parks, showing 14 percent in a crowded silent theater and 54 percent if people are unmasked and talking. Outdoor masked quiet settings prove safest.
Pride flag etiquette in family home
In a reader’s note Ally asks how to handle displaying a pride flag given mixed feelings. The column suggests discussing motives with both spouse and stepdaughter to gauge support needs and possible reasons to display or abstain. Advice emphasizes respectful dialogue and allyship without pressuring others or causing offense.
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Dangerous COVID testing misinformation sparks doctors' warning
Doctors condemn a viral TikTok trend praising not testing for COVID as dangerous and selfish. Lenox Hill Hospital physician Dr. Eric Ascher and Cincinnati Children's Hospital infectious disease expert Dr. Robert French urge testing when symptoms appear to protect individuals and the community.
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