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People who are vaccinated and unvaccinated are encouraged to donate blood, as long as they feel healthy and are symptom-free at the time of donation.
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Athletes who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 must quarantine for 21 days to participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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The CDC recommended that high-risk sports and activities should be canceled or held virtually in areas with high community spread as early as May 2021.
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Yes, private insurers are now required to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests
Under a new Biden Administration policy, private insurance companies are now required to cover up to eight free at-home COVID-19 tests per month.
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The World Health Organization has not classified “deltacron” as a variant of COVID-19.
WHO told VERIFY there is no COVID-19 variant currently classified by the agency that is named “deltacron.”
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Data show suicide rates decreased in the US by 3% from 2019 to 2020
A chain message claiming “suicide figures are up 200% since lockdown” has been spreading on Twitter since at least late June 2020.
Business
Business won't be fined for vaccine-or-test mandate after Supreme Court ruling
Fines from OSHA could have ranged from more than $10,000 per violation to more than $100,000 per violation.
Coronavirus
Yes, you can test positive for COVID-19 on PCR tests for up to 12 weeks after infection
The CDC director made the claim while explaining why there isn’t a negative test recommendation for people ending their isolation.
Health
You can test positive for COVID-19 on PCR tests for up to 12 weeks
Fragments of the virus material can be detected three months later, according to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Coronavirus
Yes, you can reuse KN95 and N95 masks several times. Here’s how to do it properly
The CDC says KN95 and N95 masks offer more protection against COVID-19 than cloth masks. Here’s how to reuse them.
VERIFY
Fact-checking if people who have been vaccinated can give blood.
People who are vaccinated and unvaccinated are encouraged to donate blood, as long as they feel healthy and are symptom-free at the time of donation.
Personal Finance
COVID & Taxes: What's tax deductible and what's not
PPE like masks, gloves and hand sanitizer are tax deductible but what about your home office?
Olympics
No, athletes don’t have to be vaccinated to participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics
Athletes who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 must quarantine for 21 days to participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Coronavirus
No, CDC guidance on canceling ‘high-risk’ sports and activities is not new
The CDC recommended that high-risk sports and activities should be canceled or held virtually in areas with high community spread as early as May 2021.
Coronavirus
Yes, private insurers are now required to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests
Under a new Biden Administration policy, private insurance companies are now required to cover up to eight free at-home COVID-19 tests per month.
Coronavirus
The World Health Organization has not classified “deltacron” as a variant of COVID-19.
WHO told VERIFY there is no COVID-19 variant currently classified by the agency that is named “deltacron.”
Health
Data show suicide rates decreased in the US by 3% from 2019 to 2020
A chain message claiming “suicide figures are up 200% since lockdown” has been spreading on Twitter since at least late June 2020.
Business
Business won't be fined for vaccine-or-test mandate after Supreme Court ruling
Fines from OSHA could have ranged from more than $10,000 per violation to more than $100,000 per violation.
Coronavirus
Yes, you can test positive for COVID-19 on PCR tests for up to 12 weeks after infection
The CDC director made the claim while explaining why there isn’t a negative test recommendation for people ending their isolation.
Health
You can test positive for COVID-19 on PCR tests for up to 12 weeks
Fragments of the virus material can be detected three months later, according to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
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