You’re invited to an event – wedding, graduation, conference. You want to go. COVID cases are rising. Our guide tells you how to figure out if it’s a good idea to go, how to keep safe while there – and what to do if you find out attendees developed COVID.
before any big social gathering, especially if any activities will be held indoors. Souleles says checking the CDC data"will give you a sense of community transmission in that community so you know what you're wading into."
"There will be times in our lives when it will be especially disappointing to get COVID, even aside from the risks of severe disease, long COVID and spreading it to others," says Malani, who was recently hypervigilant on a flight from Portugal to the U.S. ahead of her son's college graduation.
Are you feeling OK? Are you feeling ill? A test can tell you if you have the virus. And since many cases of COVID-19 can be symptom-free, any event-goer might"consider testing before you go to a gathering," says Souleles."With the availability of rapid home antigen tests [you can order Baker suggests some dining options for those who want to stay masked indoors. That includes not eating the meal but having some snacks with you that you can eat on your own when you're not with others; asking the host if you can have a private space to eat, indoors or outdoors; or take the meal to eat with you later, when you're on your own and taking off your mask poses no risk.
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