Scammers, and sometimes well-meaning people, share information that hasn’t been verified.
What to do: Before you pass on any messages, and certainly before you pay someone or share your personal information, do some fact checking by contacting trusted sources. For information related to the Coronavirus, visit What the U.S. Government is Doing. There you’ll find links to federal, state and local government agencies.
Vaccinated People Are Going to Hug Each Other
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic.
What’s Changed When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated Read More: Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated
To learn more, visit:
- Coronavirus Checks from the Government
- Coronavirus Scams: What the FTC is Doing at ftc.gov/coronavirus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Coronavirus Precautions - How to Launder Clothes Guidance by Courtney Leiva at huffpost.com
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