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VERIFY PROCESS Dining pods can be a COVID-safe dining option in winter, but they must meet three criteria -- cleanliness, ventilation and party precautions. "You really need to be dining in a bubble with people in your own bubble," emphasized Wake Forest Baptist Health infectious diseases physician Chris Ohl, MD.  He explained the bubble means people from your own household or people with whom youve entered an agreement of shared exposure risk. "The restaurant or the dining establishment nee...

In Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools on Monday there was a mixture of relief, fear and in, at least one classroom, multiplication.

In Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools on Monday there was a mixture of relief, fear and in, at least one classroom, multiplication.

VERIFY: How soon can you get a COVID-19 vaccine after having COVID-19 or getting a monoclonal antibody treatment? Monoclonal antibodies are lab-made proteins that mimic the immune system’s ability to fight off viruses. So how long should you wait if you want to get vaccinated? Author: Taheshah Moise Updated: 11:55 AM EST December 30, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. — Coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country, but hope is on the way with the FDAs approval of...

Wake Forest Baptist Health begins administering COVID-19 vaccines to health care workers Share Updated: 4:33 PM EST Dec 15, 2020 Share Updated: 4:33 PM EST Dec 15, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WXII’S JUSTIN SHRAIR WITNESSED THE WHOLE THING AND IS LIV OUTSIDE WAKE FOREST BAPTIST. JUSTIN? JUSTIN: DOCTORS AND NURSES SAY TODAY IS A BIG STEP FORWARD IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19. IT WAS A HISTORIC MOMENT INSIDE WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH TO THE, AS 10 HEALTH CA...

By Neill Caldwell neill.caldwell@thestokesnews.com Nurses with the county’s Health Department conduct a mass testing event at the Lawsonville Fire Department on Monday. Two drive-thru lanes were set up on Monday in the bays of the fire department building. It was the first mass testing done in Lawsonville. There have now been 25 deaths in Stokes County due to COVID-19, the Health Department reports, and nearly 250 cases added in the past week alone, or more than 35 new positives a day. By an...

VERIFY PROCESS Infectious diseases physician, Dr. Chris Ohl, heard Elliotts question and said it was the first time he had been asked about licking envelopes. He explained he does not believe anyone has studied COVID-19 on envelopes, but there has been research on similar items. "So, for other paper products or cardboard products, viral persistence is pretty short and doesnt last that long. The longest it can last is on other surfaces that are smooth, such as stainless steel, glass, etcetera. A...