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As we begin to learn to live with COVID-19, public health experts are discussing what’s next. “As case numbers fall and hospital capacity improves meaningfully, we should relax public health restrictions, including mask mandates and indoor gathering limits,” argued Brown University’s Dr. Ashish Jha. “This is an area where reasonable people will very much disagree,” said Dr. Shira Doron...

Medical professionals are addressing the question of when we should move away from COVID-19 restrictions.

The World Health Organization is warning health officials not to treat COVID-19 as an endemic illness. Dr. Shira Doron addresses the question of when a life-with-COVID stage could start.

Dr. Shira Doron, of Tufts Medical Center, joined NBC10 Boston to talk about at-home COVID tests, omicron symptoms,

If you are infected with COVID-19, you are required to be in isolation for 10 days, whether symptomatic or not.

People have reported side effects like chills, fever and nausea after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, but do you need to worry about developing such symptoms after getting a booster shot? In a new weekly series, “COVID Q&A,” NBC10 Boston asked three top Boston doctors on Tuesday about the most common booster side effects. Here’s what they had to say: Symptoms of...

Recent reports have indicated that a new, potentially more highly transmissable version of the delta COVID-19 variant, dubbed “delta plus” is already here in Massachusetts. But do residents really need to be concerned about it? In a new weekly series, “COVID Q&A,” NBC10 Boston asked three top Boston doctors on Tuesday for their thoughts on the delta plus variant. Here’s what...

As part of the weekly “COVID Q&A” series, NBC10 Boston asked three top Boston doctors Tuesday about COVID vaccines for children, the new “delta plus” variant and common side effects of booster shots.

Preparing for a second holiday season of the COVID pandemic might make you feel like you’re in a horror film, but it’s all too real. While COVID restrictions and our understanding of the virus have changed significantly since this time last year, when families let their imaginations run wild with ways to hand out candy from a distance, there...

A new study published Monday shows that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine’s efficacy wanes dramatically over time, falling from 88% protection in the first month to just 47% at five to six months. Vaccine effectiveness against the delta variant was 93% during the first month and declined to 67% at four to five months. The study shows that reductions in effectiveness…

Dr. Shira Doron of Tufts Medical Center and Dr. Davidson Hamer of Boston Medical Center answered questions about long COVID symptoms, holiday guidelines and new data that shows the Pfizer vaccine’s efficacy wanes over time.

Dr. Shira Doron of Tufts Medical Center and Dr. Davidson Hamer of Boston University answered common questions about the COVID-19 pandemic, including what the booster shot

Do I need a COVID booster shot? The risk factors, possible side effects, when they will be available in Massachusetts, and more, explained by three top Boston doctors.

A panel of Boston-based doctors talking about everything related to the COVID-19 pandemic.