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While COVID-19 cases are down, experts are increasingly pessimistic about the pandemic, as the virus continues to mutate.

Should I still wear a mask after getting the coronavirus vaccine? Yes — for many reasons. Updated Feb 04, 2021; Posted Feb 04, 2021 A student wears a mask on campus as safety precaution against COVID-19 at New Jersey City University in Jersey City. Facebook Share The short answer? Yes, they do. David Cennimo, an infectious disease specialist for the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, said the most “pessimistic” reason why residents who have been inoculated should continue wearing a mask...

Want to know the difference between a KN95 mask and a N95 mask? Here are the answers. Updated Feb 03, 2021; Facebook Share Not all masks offer the same kinds of protection — but how different are masks (like the KN95 and N95 masks) that are almost exactly the same in name? According to David Cennimo, an infectious disease specialist for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, probably not too different. When fitted to the wearer’s face and worn properly (over the nose), KN95 masks and N95 masks...

Will three masks protect you against COVID? Don’t do it, N.J. doctor cautions, calling it a ‘crazy’ idea. Updated Feb 03, 2021; Posted Feb 03, 2021 Are you considering triple-masking to better protect yourself from COVID-19? Please dont, at least one expert cautions.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Facebook Share As more variants of the coronavirus continue to emerge, people have started looking for ways to better protect themselves against the virus, including the practice...

You might feel totally fine and experience no side effects at all after the vaccine, but the CDC says it’s also possible to experience minor flu-like symptoms, including pain and swelling at the injection site, a fever, chills, fatigue, or headache. All of this is totally normal, as it “basically shows that the immune system is being primed” to fight the virus, Richard Watkins, M.D., an infectious disease and professor of internal medicine at the Northeast Ohio Medical University, previou...

My parents are vaccinated for COVID, but I am not. Is it safe to visit? Updated Jan 28, 2021; Posted Jan 28, 2021 Somerset County drive thru coronavirus vaccination site prep area at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg. (Ed Murray)Ed Murray | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Facebook Share Many families have been apart from their loved ones for months because of the coronaviruspandemic. No hugs from grandkids. Instead, we’ve waved through windows, Zoomed and socially distanced outside...

A new COVID testing method is more accurate. But it’s rather, um, intimate. Updated Jan 29, 2021; Posted Jan 28, 2021 A medical student drops a nose swab sample on a testing panel for the novel coronavirus in Nagykallo, Hungary.AP Facebook Share Snickers aside, the policy is a real one — in China at least. The Communist superpower is rolling out an expanded COVID-19 testing program to include anal swabs for high-risk patients, calling it a more accurate method than nasal and throat testin...

Here are the 5 COVID variants, including 1 that has recently made its way to New Jersey Updated Jan 28, 2021; Posted Jan 28, 2021 Dr. Anna Padykula injects a woman with the COVID-19 vaccine at the Hartung Recreation/Health Center in Kearny on Jan. 21, 2021. Facebook Share Multiple variants of the coronavirus are spreading around the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is in viruses’ nature to constantly mutate, meaning new strains of a virus are expected ...

Medical experts said the risk remains when vaccinated and unvaccinated people get together and the risk cuts both ways.

How the new coronavirus variants affect us here in NJ New coronavirus strains continue to be identified across the globe, especially in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil. The new variants have even reached New Jersey with two cases so far being reported. David Cennimo, assistant professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and pediatric infectious disease expert, said most people would define a variant as something that has changed enough that we have to be uniquely aware of it. The...