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A Simple Guide To Reducing Your Holiday COVID Risk
COVID safety is all about layering on different types of protection. Here's how New Yorkers can approach the various options.
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Nsikan Akpan
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Lawmakers Press City For Numbers On Public School Enrollment
Educators say smaller class sizes may be upshot of reduced roster.
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Jessica Gould
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Dozens Of NYC Public School Buildings May Not Be Able To Fit Their Students At 3 Feet Apart This Fall
Some principals are still scrambling to find space that allows for social distancing, and get guidance from officials about how to do it.
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Jessica Gould
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New Federal Guidelines Advise Schools To Relax Mask and Social Distancing Standards This Fall
New York City has continued to require masks for all students and school personnel regardless of vaccination status.
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Sophia Chang
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NJ Drops Indoor Masking And Social Distancing Rules, Paving Way For Official Start Of Summer
Governor Phil Murphy relaxed restrictions a week after he said he would keep indoor masking rules in place and after neighboring states also dropped indoor masking rules.
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Karen Yi
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Social Distancing Requirements Will Be Pivotal In NYC Schools Reopening Next Fall
Three feet? Six feet? The city hasn't issued guidance, which is impacting principals' ability to plan.
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Jessica Gould
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NYC Mayor Hesitates On In-Person Learning Despite New CDC Guidance On 3-Feet Distancing In Schools
The new CDC guidelines indicate that, in most cases, it’s OK for kids to stay three feet apart instead of six, as long as everyone is wearing a mask.
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Caroline Lewis
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Ask An Epidemiologist: How To Stay Safe From COVID While Riding The Subway
Eye protection and double masking is a good idea. Standing room only is still too close for comfort.
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Sydney Pereira
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Ask An Epidemiologist: Do I Need To Double Mask?
It’s a good idea in some situations, such as indoors. But a cloth mask with a filter works just as well.
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Caroline Lewis
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Ask An Epidemiologist: What Do New COVID-19 Variants Mean For My Daily Life?
What do these new variants of COVID-19 mean for protecting ourselves? We asked two epidemiologists.
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Jen Carlson
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