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The cruise company just received clearance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct "mock cruises" with volunteer passengers, starting in June. The first mock cruise will depart from Miami on June 20, and all passengers ages 16 and up must be fully vaccinated. The CDC also said at the time that it would review and respond to applications from cruise lines for mock cruises. Every cruise line makes its own policies, though.
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Is it safe to travel this summer?
Many Americans who have put off travel plans during the pandemic are eager to begin traveling again. So how safe will it be to travel this summer? Baylor College of Medicine infectious diseases expert Dr. Prathit Kulkarni shares tips for people planning a trip.
When considering whether to book your summer vacation, Kulkarni recommends first consulting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention travel guidelines. The CDC says that fully vaccinated people can safely travel within the U.S. People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving their final vaccine dose.
Roxanne Khamsi: The mysterious aftermath of infections
‘Long COVID’ is just the latest example of a pathogen causing surprising persistent effects.
(Tyler Comrie | The New York Times)
The Mysterious Aftermath of Infections
By Roxanne Khamsi | Special to The New York Times
| April 8, 2021, 5:37 p.m.
In 2000, the small farming town of Walkerton, Ontario, suddenly became known to scientists around the world.
During the second week of May that year, the town, about 115 miles northwest of Toronto, got more than five inches of rain. Bacteria from manure on a farm was carried by runoff to a nearby well. Public utilities operators failed to appropriately monitor the water supply or to quickly advise the town how to ward off contamination, a government inquiry later concluded.