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October 7, 2020

Can we start seeing friends and doing sports & lessons?

Families/Kids Socializing Staying Safe

Q: It’s finally fall, and my kids are back in school. Can we start seeing friends and doing sports & lessons? A: There are ways to make socializing safer and SMARTer if you remember that reducing your risk of contracting COVID-19 adds up—it is NOT all-or-nothing. You and your family can use a “risk budget” Read more…

October 7, 2020

Is it safe to give or receive hugs?

Mental Health Staying Safe
Ashley-Ritter-PhD
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD

Q: Ekay from San Jose asks if it is safe to give or receive hugs? A: Hugs bring many psychological benefits AND can be done with relatively low risk. As you might guess, pandemic precautions still apply. If you plan on dishing out hugs, your SMART toolkit will help maximize the benefits which include happy Read more…

October 7, 2020

¿Puedo darle un descanso a mi nariz cuando uso un cubrebocas o mascarilla?

Masks Posts en Español Staying Safe
Daisey Velazquez, Spanish Translation

R: ¡No, cúbrase la nariz! ¿Por qué? Porque la nariz es frecuentemente el primer lugar donde el virus se adjunta y es un lugar en donde también se replica. Esto puede ser por ACE2 — el receptor de la superficie celular que usa el virus para ingresar a las células — es más abundante en Read more…

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