Gatherings & Covid-19
The benefits of family gatherings are high, and the risks are risks you have to be comfortable with for the next few years - Dr. Bob Wachter
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Dine In? Go Out? Learn to Be a Better Covid-19 Risk Manager
Determining what’s safe—and what isn’t—in the era of the Delta variant is forcing all of us to become our own personal risk managers.
Little about making decisions now is straightforward. Covid-19 public safety requirements, mask rules and vaccination mandates differ from place to place. Science indicates vaccines provide strong protection against hospitalization and death, but the Delta variant raises the risk of breakthrough infection, although it isn’t clear how much. Unlike earlier in the pandemic, businesses are open, activities have resumed and many social gatherings are back on—which means we have a lot more choices to make.
“If you feel confused, you’re in very…
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Covid-19 and the business of crowds
How sports, music and exhibitions are managing in a time of social distancing.
Vaccinated Americans, Let the Unmasked Gatherings Begin (but Start Small)
The C.D.C. on Monday released long-awaited advice for immunized people, a glimpse at the next stage of the coronavirus pandemic.
Where are we most likely to catch COVID-19?
While gathering in your home with trusted family and friends may seem like a safer option, it can still be risky if you don’t take precautions.
Your Holiday Gatherings Should Have Vaccine Mandates
It’s a tough conversation to have with relatives. Have it early.
Coronavirus: why are we cancelling large gatherings? And what other ‘social distancing’ options are left?
While the likelihood of any individual coming into contact with someone with the disease at such events is small, it’s difficult to protect people in large crowds and to identify those who may have been exposed.
Covid-19 Is Surging at Weddings, Dinner Parties and Group Events
Americans’ desire to gather as well as eased restrictions helps explain the jump in new cases
Epidemiologist Says Restricting Small Gatherings Isn't Enough To Stop The Surge
Small gatherings definitely do have some risk. And I think that the important thing to remember is that the risk of those small gatherings is a reflection of what the risk is in your community. So the more infection there is in your community, the riskier those small gatherings are going to be.
How large “superspreader” events turned into coronavirus hot spots
This is why large gatherings should be the last normal activity to come back after Covid-19 is contained.
How superspreading is fueling the pandemic — and how we can stop it
Superspreading also appears to be more likely with SARS-CoV-2 because people typically have the highest level of the virus in their system (making them infectious) right before they develop symptoms.
If You Love Your Family, Stay the Hell Away From Them
People are letting their guards down while visiting loved ones, and it's putting them—and everyone else around them—at risk.
Small Gatherings Spread the Virus, but Are They Causing the Surge?
Yes, the coronavirus can be transmitted over cocktails and dinners. But these get-togethers may not account for the huge rise in cases.
Dine In? Go Out? Learn to Be a Better Covid-19 Risk Manager
Deciding which activities to pursue is more complicated with the Delta variant. Here’s how scientists evaluate office work, dinner parties and restaurants.
CDC
In general, you do not need to wear a mask in outdoor settings. In areas with high numbers of COVID-19 cases, consider wearing a mask in crowded outdoor settings and for activities with close contact with others who are not fully vaccinated.
WHO
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no “zero risk” when it comes to any kind of gathering – especially events that bring groups of people together. Regardless of the size of the event, you are at risk from COVID-19 whenever you get together with people. The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads easily indoors, especially in poorly ventilated settings.
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