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COVID-19: CDC Issues Brand-New Guidance On Mask-Wearing Indoors COVID-19: CDC Issues Brand-New Guidance On Mask-Wearing Indoors
Covid-19: CDC Issues Brand-New Guidance On Mask-Wearing Indoors The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is easing indoor mask-wearing guidance for Americans who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. On Thursday afternoon, May 13, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced the new guidance at a White House briefing, saying that anyone who has received both shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson shot can safely stop wearing masks indoors, except under some circumstances. The new guidance calls for continued mask-wearing in more crowded indoor spaces such as on mass transportation, hospitals, prisons, or …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19 Shifts County Habits: Windham Keeps Shopping, Middlesex Can't Get Enough Nature COVID-19 Shifts County Habits: Windham Keeps Shopping, Middlesex Can't Get Enough Nature
Covid-19 Shifts County Habits: Windham Keeps Shopping, Middlesex Can't Get Enough Nature Despite it being the holiday shopping season, trips to retail and recreation destinations in Connecticut are down by 13 percent. COVID-19 has turned where we go and what we do upside down - and Google knows by how much. While residents are holding back on making shopping trips, interest in going to parks has skyrocketed. Visits to parks are up by 37 percent, according to the most recent Google Mobility data a national analysis of where people spend their time. The only other place people are spending more time is at home - people are spending 5 percent more time there than they would und…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: New Guidelines On 'Close Contact,' Time It Takes To Get Infected, Issued By CDC COVID-19: New Guidelines On 'Close Contact,' Time It Takes To Get Infected, Issued By CDC
Covid-19: New Guidelines On 'Close Contact,' Time It Takes To Get Infected, Issued By CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new info on just how little time it takes for a person to get infected by COVID-19. A study has found that even brief exposures within 6 feet in a 24-hour period may increase the risk of COVID transmission, which could change the way businesses and schools are operating amid the pandemic. The new guidance, released by the CDC on Wednesday, Oct. 21, is expected to have the biggest impact on workplaces, schools, and other group settings, including family gatherings, where people are in contact with others. Under previous CDC adv…

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by Joe Lombardi