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Yes, you can reuse KN95 and N95 masks several times. Here’s how to do it properly

Coronavirus

Yes, you can reuse KN95 and N95 masks several times. Here’s how to do it properly

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.
VERIFY

Fact-checking Top Headlines: types of masks, Old Navy settlement and Jan 6 protests

Fact-checking whether cloth masks are as effective as surgical masks, if an Old Navy class action email is legit and whether the Jan 6th insurrection was an unarmed
Coronavirus

Yes, kids can get long COVID, even if they were asymptomatic or had mild cases

Long COVID, also called post-COVID, is a set of symptoms adults or children can experience long after their COVID-19 infection is over.
Coronavirus

Children can get long COVID, even if they were asymptomatic

Long COVID, also called post-COVID, is a set of symptoms adults or children can experience weeks and even months after their COVID-19 infection is over.

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Local 5 - weareiowa.com | Des Moines Local News & Weather | Des Moines, Iowa

Yes, you can reuse KN95 and N95 masks several times. Here’s how to do it properly

No, athletes don’t have to be vaccinated to participate in the 2022 Beijing Olympics

No, CDC guidance on canceling ‘high-risk’ sports and activities is not new

Yes, private insurers are now required to cover the cost of at-home COVID-19 tests

The World Health Organization has not classified “deltacron” as a variant of COVID-19.

Data show suicide rates decreased in the US by 3% from 2019 to 2020

Business won't be fined for vaccine-or-test mandate after Supreme Court ruling

Yes, you can test positive for COVID-19 on PCR tests for up to 12 weeks after infection

You can test positive for COVID-19 on PCR tests for up to 12 weeks

Fact-checking Top Headlines: types of masks, Old Navy settlement and Jan 6 protests

Yes, kids can get long COVID, even if they were asymptomatic or had mild cases

Children can get long COVID, even if they were asymptomatic

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