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If you’re planning to travel soon, keep in mind that COVID-19 health restrictions change depending on how you travel, where and when.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877910\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877910\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/233791-full.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon versions of some of the restrictions one can expect when traveling to either Sierra Leone, Peru, the United States, Egypt, Samoa or Thailand.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/233791-full.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/233791-full-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/233791-full-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/233791-full-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">While most health restrictions will soon be lifted in California, it’s important to remember when planning to travel that each country has a distinct approach to controlling the pandemic. \u003ccite>(Malaka Gharib/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What do I need to know about international air travel at this stage of pandemic?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>First of all, you have plenty of company. International air travel is expected to surge this summer. Americans are thinking of European vacations again. “We’ve had people asking a lot about Europe,” says Chicago-area travel adviser Kendra Thornton of Royal Travel & Tours. “Not necessarily booking but wanting to keep tabs on it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, residents of the U.S. with family members in other countries are eager for a reunion after pandemic-enforced separations. People may be traveling abroad for work as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ll run into quite a range of travel restrictions and entry requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NPR correspondent Jason Beaubien was surprised to see his face on a giant screen in an airport in Sierra Leone, where thermal scanners take the temperature of everyone in the crowd simultaneously. Airport personnel take aside anyone who registers a fever for evaluation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Travelers headed to Peru should pack a face shield. You have to wear it \u003ca href=\"https://pe.usembassy.gov/health-alert-government-of-peru-announces-new-business-hours-and-face-shield-requirements-april-19-2021/\">in crowded spaces such as an airport\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What’s more, the protocols may change as new variants, such as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/06/08/1004597294/the-highly-contagious-delta-variant-of-covid-is-on-the-rise-in-the-u-s\">highly contagious Delta variant\u003c/a>, spread and take hold in different countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you’re itching to travel abroad or have already booked a trip, you probably have a lot of questions. Here are some guidelines that might help you deal with the new rules of international flight:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says to get vaccinated before you go.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Air travelers should be fully vaccinated regardless of the risk level in the country you’re visiting, according to the health agency. There’s still a lot of virus circulating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Keep track of the ever-changing guidelines and restrictions for your destination.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can check specific travel requirements through the \u003ca href=\"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html\">U.S. State Department website\u003c/a> or your destination’s Office of Foreign Affairs or Ministry of Health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, the CDC provides \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html\">guidance on travel to other countries\u003c/a>, which are ranked from “very high” risk of COVID-19 transmission to “low” (among them China, Iceland and Rwanda).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avoid countries in the “very high” category unless it is essential travel.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are 60 countries on this list, ranging from Argentina to Yemen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Some countries are closed to visitors but make exceptions.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Belgium, Canada, the United Kingdom and Uruguay are a few examples. But some of these “no visitor” countries may make exceptions for the death or serious illness of a family member. If those are your circumstances, you may be able to visit. But the authorities might not/will not take your word for it. Expect to have to show proof of the reason for the visit, such as a death certificate or a doctor’s note about a family member’s illness. You can inquire about rules in your destination by contacting the American Embassy or Consulate there, or the country’s embassy in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And changes occur almost daily in this matter, so it’s good to keep an eye on the State Department’s or the country’s official website for updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877917\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877917\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a COVID-19 vaccination card\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some travel advisers suggest to make a copy of your COVID-19 vaccination card or have a photo on your phone as backup when traveling. \u003ccite>(Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bring your vaccination card.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some countries want to see your vaccination card, so make sure your official CDC vaccination card is filled out with the date of your dose or doses (if you received a two-dose vaccine). It’s a good idea to make a copy of the card or have a photo on your phone as backup, suggests Thornton, the travel adviser.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lost your card?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reach out to your vaccination provider or contact your state health department’s immunization information system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also present the World Health Organization international certificate of vaccination, also known as a yellow card. You can ask your vaccine provider to add your COVID-19 vaccination info if you already have a card. Or if you need one, you can purchase it through the U.S. Government Bookstore, which tells NPR it has seen a 55% increase in sales in the last six months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cards are on back order but should be available by the end of June. Or you can purchase one from the WHO, which means waiting at least a week for shipment from Switzerland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877918\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877918\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of the WHO international certificate of vaccination.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1785\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-800x558.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-1020x711.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-1536x1071.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-2048x1428.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-1920x1338.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The WHO international certificate of vaccination, also known as a yellow card, is another way to verify that you received the COVID-19 vaccine. You can ask your vaccine provider to add your COVID-19 vaccination info if you already have a card. \u003ccite>(Sean Gallup/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What about vaccine apps?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Vaccine apps that show your record could be accepted as well, but there’s no guarantee that border control will accept these as proof, so bringing a paper record is a good idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citizens of the European Union will soon have a Digital COVID Certificate system that provides a scannable QR code to verify vaccination status and coronavirus test results. This should smooth travel between member states but won’t help a vaccinated tourist from outside the EU.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Airlines are trying to help their customers meet the vaccination and testing requirements of various countries by developing their own apps. The International Air Transport Association has rolled out its own IATA Travel Pass, which many major airlines around the world will use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But officials say calling it a vaccine passport, as many people are, is a bit of a misnomer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s more of a digital credential associated with your vaccination or testing profile,” the IATA’s Nick Careen says. “So the consumer can use that to help them through their passenger journey.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>British Airways, Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways and Emirates are among the global airlines running trials of IATA’s travel pass app, which is expected to go live soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other airlines, including American, will be using an app called VeriFly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>American’s Preston Peterson told NPR that “because the requirements for entry differ by almost every single country and, in some cases, by the region within a country,” the app will give the customer “the peace of mind to know that they comply with those different regulations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A customer can submit their documentation, have it verified and then they receive a green check mark, or effectively, an OK to travel status, that we as the airline trust, the customer can trust and then they know they’re ready to go,” Peterson says, adding that the app will update in real time as entry requirements for various destinations change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877919\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877919\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A coronavirus testing sign at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on February 4, 2021 in Los Angeles.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A coronavirus testing sign at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Feb. 4, 2021 in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Patrick Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>But even proof of vaccination may not be sufficient to ease your entry.\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Some countries don’t care if you have a vaccine card, as they can be easily faked or forged, or a digital vaccine pass on an app. They’ll still insist on a PCR test to determine if you’re infected several days before flying into and out of their airports. Most countries are asking airline personnel to verify the test. A positive result means the trip is off. That’s the case in Egypt, some European countries and Israel. And you can’t leave Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, after arrival in the country without taking a coronavirus test; airport personnel usher everyone to the clinic tent right after baggage claim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if you’re vaccinated and tested negative for the coronavirus, you may have to quarantine. Samoa, for example, requires a minimum 21-day quarantine for all incoming passengers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11874128\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS49056_GettyImages-1218880487-qut-1020x680.jpg\"]Keep up on testing requirements before your departure. They definitely change. Because of the high rate of cases, Namibia on June 1 changed its visitor entry rules from a simple self-test for the coronavirus to a typically more expensive laboratory test conducted before leaving your home country and not older than seven days before your arrival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The State Department site dates its updates so you can see when a change was made, and it also provides links to specific country guidelines provided by U.S. consulates and embassies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check the latest requirements three days before your flight just to make sure. In the Bay Area, all three major airports offer COVID-19 testing on-site. Oakland International Airport is the only one that \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandairport.com/oakland-airport-offering-free-rapid-result-covid-19-airport-testing-program/\">provides free testing\u003c/a>, conducted by CityHealth. And airport testing sites might have limited hours, so check before you head to the airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get alerted.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a good idea to sign up for notices on international travel from the State Department, says Zane Kerby, president of the American Society of Travel Advisors. In Portugal, for example, increased cases of the COVID-19 variant known as Delta, identified as likely more transmissible and causing more severe disease, has put the country at a higher risk level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bring proof of health insurance. Even if you’re a veteran traveler who knows that your insurance carrier covers you overseas, be sure to check on COVID-19 coverage before you leave. Some countries, such as Argentina, require that you have a notice from your health insurer that specifically mentions COVID-19 coverage as proof that you are covered for the virus. Cambodia requires all foreigners to purchase insurance from the government on arrival: $90 for 20 days of coverage. Also check to see if your policy covers medical evacuation insurance, or consider buying a separate policy if not. Travel specialists say it’s a wise investment during a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC offers great background information on health insurance and foreign travel on its site. If you buy a supplemental plan, the State Department site recommends looking for one that will pay for care directly rather than reimburse you so out-of-pocket expenses are limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877921\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877921\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A traveler receives an in-airport Covid-19 nasal swab test a day before his flight to Hawaii at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2020.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A traveler receives an in-airport COVID-19 nasal swab test a day before his flight to Hawaii at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2020. \u003ccite>(Patrick Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Brush up on testing requirements.\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>All air passengers coming to the United States — residents who have traveled abroad and visitors as well — are required to have a negative coronavirus viral test no more than three days before travel or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 in the past three months before they will be allowed to board a flight to the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That test can be either a so-called molecular test done at a laboratory that can detect specific genetic material from the virus and is the most precise test, or an antigen test — which can be done as a self-test — which detects proteins on the surface of the virus if you were infected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Related Coverage' tag='coronavirus']Embassy and consular notes on the State Department’s travel website offer detailed information on locations for a molecular test in each country if available. In some countries, the test is free. Or it could cost up to $200. Check the State Department travel site, which offers frequently updated, detailed testing requirements and resources for many countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Self-tests are a limited option. Right now, only two airlines are making self-tests easily available: United and American – and you need to be able to perform the self-test while conducting a telehealth visit with a designated clinic. For more information, contact United or American if you will be returning home on either carrier, or eMed.com, a telehealth company handling the testing to see if you qualify for the self-test, even if you’re on another carrier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re not vaccinated, though, you may want to choose a lab test rather than the self-test for reentry, “especially if you’re returning from a country experiencing high rates of COVID-19,” says Matthew Binnicker, vice chair of practice in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Mayo Clinic. That’s because the lab test can be more accurate than the self-test, according to guidelines published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t forget your mask. While some jurisdictions around the world are beginning to loosen COVID-19 restrictions, the Transportation Security Administration in late April extended its mask requirement to Sept. 13 (and could extend it further) for U.S. airports and on board U.S. airlines. Many foreign carriers have the same rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/fkritz\">Fran Kritz\u003c/a> is a health policy reporter based in Washington, D.C., who has contributed to The Washington Post and Kaiser Health News.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each week, NPR answers frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you’d like NPR to consider for a future post, email goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: “Weekly Coronavirus Questions.” See an archive of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/tags/926361810/coronavirus-faqs\">past FAQs here\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>This Tuesday, California will scrap its social distancing requirements and allow businesses to operate at full capacity. The mask mandate will also end as well, but there are a few exceptions. If you’re planning to travel soon, keep in mind that COVID-19 health restrictions change depending on how you travel, where and when.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877910\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877910\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/233791-full.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon versions of some of the restrictions one can expect when traveling to either Sierra Leone, Peru, the United States, Egypt, Samoa or Thailand.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/233791-full.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/233791-full-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/233791-full-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/233791-full-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">While most health restrictions will soon be lifted in California, it’s important to remember when planning to travel that each country has a distinct approach to controlling the pandemic. \u003ccite>(Malaka Gharib/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What do I need to know about international air travel at this stage of pandemic?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>First of all, you have plenty of company. International air travel is expected to surge this summer. Americans are thinking of European vacations again. “We’ve had people asking a lot about Europe,” says Chicago-area travel adviser Kendra Thornton of Royal Travel & Tours. “Not necessarily booking but wanting to keep tabs on it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, residents of the U.S. with family members in other countries are eager for a reunion after pandemic-enforced separations. People may be traveling abroad for work as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ll run into quite a range of travel restrictions and entry requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NPR correspondent Jason Beaubien was surprised to see his face on a giant screen in an airport in Sierra Leone, where thermal scanners take the temperature of everyone in the crowd simultaneously. Airport personnel take aside anyone who registers a fever for evaluation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Travelers headed to Peru should pack a face shield. You have to wear it \u003ca href=\"https://pe.usembassy.gov/health-alert-government-of-peru-announces-new-business-hours-and-face-shield-requirements-april-19-2021/\">in crowded spaces such as an airport\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What’s more, the protocols may change as new variants, such as the \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/06/08/1004597294/the-highly-contagious-delta-variant-of-covid-is-on-the-rise-in-the-u-s\">highly contagious Delta variant\u003c/a>, spread and take hold in different countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you’re itching to travel abroad or have already booked a trip, you probably have a lot of questions. Here are some guidelines that might help you deal with the new rules of international flight:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says to get vaccinated before you go.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Air travelers should be fully vaccinated regardless of the risk level in the country you’re visiting, according to the health agency. There’s still a lot of virus circulating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Keep track of the ever-changing guidelines and restrictions for your destination.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can check specific travel requirements through the \u003ca href=\"https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html\">U.S. State Department website\u003c/a> or your destination’s Office of Foreign Affairs or Ministry of Health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, the CDC provides \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html\">guidance on travel to other countries\u003c/a>, which are ranked from “very high” risk of COVID-19 transmission to “low” (among them China, Iceland and Rwanda).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Avoid countries in the “very high” category unless it is essential travel.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are 60 countries on this list, ranging from Argentina to Yemen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Some countries are closed to visitors but make exceptions.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Belgium, Canada, the United Kingdom and Uruguay are a few examples. 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You can inquire about rules in your destination by contacting the American Embassy or Consulate there, or the country’s embassy in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And changes occur almost daily in this matter, so it’s good to keep an eye on the State Department’s or the country’s official website for updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877917\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877917\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a COVID-19 vaccination card\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1232312321-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some travel advisers suggest to make a copy of your COVID-19 vaccination card or have a photo on your phone as backup when traveling. \u003ccite>(Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Bring your vaccination card.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some countries want to see your vaccination card, so make sure your official CDC vaccination card is filled out with the date of your dose or doses (if you received a two-dose vaccine). It’s a good idea to make a copy of the card or have a photo on your phone as backup, suggests Thornton, the travel adviser.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Lost your card?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reach out to your vaccination provider or contact your state health department’s immunization information system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also present the World Health Organization international certificate of vaccination, also known as a yellow card. You can ask your vaccine provider to add your COVID-19 vaccination info if you already have a card. Or if you need one, you can purchase it through the U.S. Government Bookstore, which tells NPR it has seen a 55% increase in sales in the last six months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cards are on back order but should be available by the end of June. Or you can purchase one from the WHO, which means waiting at least a week for shipment from Switzerland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877918\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877918\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of the WHO international certificate of vaccination.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1785\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-800x558.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-1020x711.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-1536x1071.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-2048x1428.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1323218766-1920x1338.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The WHO international certificate of vaccination, also known as a yellow card, is another way to verify that you received the COVID-19 vaccine. You can ask your vaccine provider to add your COVID-19 vaccination info if you already have a card. \u003ccite>(Sean Gallup/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>What about vaccine apps?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Vaccine apps that show your record could be accepted as well, but there’s no guarantee that border control will accept these as proof, so bringing a paper record is a good idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Citizens of the European Union will soon have a Digital COVID Certificate system that provides a scannable QR code to verify vaccination status and coronavirus test results. This should smooth travel between member states but won’t help a vaccinated tourist from outside the EU.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Airlines are trying to help their customers meet the vaccination and testing requirements of various countries by developing their own apps. The International Air Transport Association has rolled out its own IATA Travel Pass, which many major airlines around the world will use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But officials say calling it a vaccine passport, as many people are, is a bit of a misnomer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s more of a digital credential associated with your vaccination or testing profile,” the IATA’s Nick Careen says. “So the consumer can use that to help them through their passenger journey.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>British Airways, Japan Airlines, Qatar Airways and Emirates are among the global airlines running trials of IATA’s travel pass app, which is expected to go live soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other airlines, including American, will be using an app called VeriFly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>American’s Preston Peterson told NPR that “because the requirements for entry differ by almost every single country and, in some cases, by the region within a country,” the app will give the customer “the peace of mind to know that they comply with those different regulations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A customer can submit their documentation, have it verified and then they receive a green check mark, or effectively, an OK to travel status, that we as the airline trust, the customer can trust and then they know they’re ready to go,” Peterson says, adding that the app will update in real time as entry requirements for various destinations change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877919\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877919\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A coronavirus testing sign at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on February 4, 2021 in Los Angeles.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1230974343-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A coronavirus testing sign at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Feb. 4, 2021 in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Patrick Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>But even proof of vaccination may not be sufficient to ease your entry.\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Some countries don’t care if you have a vaccine card, as they can be easily faked or forged, or a digital vaccine pass on an app. They’ll still insist on a PCR test to determine if you’re infected several days before flying into and out of their airports. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Keep up on testing requirements before your departure. They definitely change. Because of the high rate of cases, Namibia on June 1 changed its visitor entry rules from a simple self-test for the coronavirus to a typically more expensive laboratory test conducted before leaving your home country and not older than seven days before your arrival.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The State Department site dates its updates so you can see when a change was made, and it also provides links to specific country guidelines provided by U.S. consulates and embassies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check the latest requirements three days before your flight just to make sure. In the Bay Area, all three major airports offer COVID-19 testing on-site. Oakland International Airport is the only one that \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandairport.com/oakland-airport-offering-free-rapid-result-covid-19-airport-testing-program/\">provides free testing\u003c/a>, conducted by CityHealth. And airport testing sites might have limited hours, so check before you head to the airport.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get alerted.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a good idea to sign up for notices on international travel from the State Department, says Zane Kerby, president of the American Society of Travel Advisors. In Portugal, for example, increased cases of the COVID-19 variant known as Delta, identified as likely more transmissible and causing more severe disease, has put the country at a higher risk level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bring proof of health insurance. Even if you’re a veteran traveler who knows that your insurance carrier covers you overseas, be sure to check on COVID-19 coverage before you leave. Some countries, such as Argentina, require that you have a notice from your health insurer that specifically mentions COVID-19 coverage as proof that you are covered for the virus. Cambodia requires all foreigners to purchase insurance from the government on arrival: $90 for 20 days of coverage. Also check to see if your policy covers medical evacuation insurance, or consider buying a separate policy if not. Travel specialists say it’s a wise investment during a pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC offers great background information on health insurance and foreign travel on its site. If you buy a supplemental plan, the State Department site recommends looking for one that will pay for care directly rather than reimburse you so out-of-pocket expenses are limited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877921\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877921\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A traveler receives an in-airport Covid-19 nasal swab test a day before his flight to Hawaii at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2020.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/GettyImages-1229672390-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A traveler receives an in-airport COVID-19 nasal swab test a day before his flight to Hawaii at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2020. \u003ccite>(Patrick Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Brush up on testing requirements.\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>All air passengers coming to the United States — residents who have traveled abroad and visitors as well — are required to have a negative coronavirus viral test no more than three days before travel or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 in the past three months before they will be allowed to board a flight to the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That test can be either a so-called molecular test done at a laboratory that can detect specific genetic material from the virus and is the most precise test, or an antigen test — which can be done as a self-test — which detects proteins on the surface of the virus if you were infected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Embassy and consular notes on the State Department’s travel website offer detailed information on locations for a molecular test in each country if available. In some countries, the test is free. Or it could cost up to $200. Check the State Department travel site, which offers frequently updated, detailed testing requirements and resources for many countries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Self-tests are a limited option. Right now, only two airlines are making self-tests easily available: United and American – and you need to be able to perform the self-test while conducting a telehealth visit with a designated clinic. For more information, contact United or American if you will be returning home on either carrier, or eMed.com, a telehealth company handling the testing to see if you qualify for the self-test, even if you’re on another carrier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re not vaccinated, though, you may want to choose a lab test rather than the self-test for reentry, “especially if you’re returning from a country experiencing high rates of COVID-19,” says Matthew Binnicker, vice chair of practice in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the Mayo Clinic. That’s because the lab test can be more accurate than the self-test, according to guidelines published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t forget your mask. While some jurisdictions around the world are beginning to loosen COVID-19 restrictions, the Transportation Security Administration in late April extended its mask requirement to Sept. 13 (and could extend it further) for U.S. airports and on board U.S. airlines. Many foreign carriers have the same rule.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/fkritz\">Fran Kritz\u003c/a> is a health policy reporter based in Washington, D.C., who has contributed to The Washington Post and Kaiser Health News.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each week, NPR answers frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you’d like NPR to consider for a future post, email goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: “Weekly Coronavirus Questions.” See an archive of \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/tags/926361810/coronavirus-faqs\">past FAQs here\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"disqusTitle": "California's Mask Mandate Ends June 15. Here's Why Some Fully Vaccinated People Will Keep Wearing Them",
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"content": "\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Skip to: \u003ca href=\"#advice\">Advice on handling \"mask challenges\"\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>On June 15, California will fully reopen for \"business as usual.\" The state will officially adopt the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11873527/cdc-says-no-masks-needed-indoors-for-fully-vaccinated-with-a-few-caveats\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance that fully vaccinated people can ditch their masks\u003c/a> in most indoor and outdoor settings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From that date onward, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx#June15guidance\">the only places that vaccinated Californians will be required to wear masks\u003c/a> are: on and around public transit (e.g. BART, Muni, ferries and airplanes), indoors in K-12 schools and child care settings, health care settings, homeless shelters, emergency shelters and cooling centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This update on mask guidance — which the state has waited almost a month to implement after the CDC first announced their new guidelines back in May — will no doubt have many vaccinated Californians delighted to finally stop wearing masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if you're not ready to scrap your face covering just yet?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We asked KQED's social media audiences if they would in fact keep wearing a mask in certain situations after June 15, despite being fully vaccinated. And while many people told us they were looking forward to dispensing with masks, others gave multiple reasons that they wanted to keep wearing theirs a little longer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We consulted Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at UCSF, on the reasons we'd heard for mask-wearing beyond June 15, asking how justified these concerns might be from a medical and social perspective. Read on for the full list — or skip to a particular one:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#habit\">Familiarity, habit and control\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#kids\">Concern for unvaccinated kids\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#colds\">Wanting to avoid colds and other viruses\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#health\">Concern for others with health conditions\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#trust\">Trust issues over who isn't really vaccinated\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#pressure\">Social pressure to mask up\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#privacy\">Privacy and convenience\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>(And if you're more in the mood for listening, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11877720/if-youre-vaccinated-you-can-choose-the-unmasked-life-on-june-15-but-will-you\">hear this story explained on The Bay podcast\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"habit\">\u003c/a>Familiarity, Habit and Control\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11836826\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11836826 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple wearing face masks walk in the boardwalk in Venice, California. (Photo by Apu Gomes/AFP)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Perhaps one of the simplest reasons for continuing to wear masks: We've been collectively wearing them for over a year. We're now used to grabbing one before we leave the house, and accustomed to our jacket pockets being stuffed with face coverings from previous outings. After a year of public health messaging, many of us now automatically associate masks with safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Chin-Hong said June 15 feels to him like \"about the right time\" for California to adopt the CDC's guidance, he also stressed that continuing to cover your face, for whatever reason, is virtually without drawbacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If people want to wear the masks, it's not going to \u003cem>harm\u003c/em> them,\" he said. \"Nobody ever dies from wearing a mask.\"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[aside postID=\"news_11877720\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're feeling attached to your mask, you may not even be alone for the first few weeks after June 15. Chin-Hong notes that just because California is formally adopting these latest CDC guidelines on masks doesn't mean a ton of people \u003cem>will\u003c/em> immediately start observing them. The state officially aligned with the CDC's previous set of guidelines — the update that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871317/stop-and-smell-the-roses-cdc-says-many-americans-can-now-go-outside-safely-without-a-mask\">both vaccinated and unvaccinated people could mostly ditch their masks outdoors\u003c/a> — back in April, but many in the Bay Area have chosen to keep wearing face coverings outside anyway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think it's kind of reflecting, at least regionally, [some] people's hesitancy to sort of dispense with the masks altogether,\" said Chin-Hong. It could also be an indication that we might not see a great collective unmasking after June 15 just yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"kids\">\u003c/a>Concern For Unvaccinated Kids\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862602\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11862602\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children attend online classes at a learning hub inside the Crenshaw Family YMCA on Feb. 17, 2021 in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Right now, children younger than 12 years old can't get vaccinated (yet) in the United States. And some parents and caregivers are naturally concerned about keeping those kids safe from COVID, even as fully vaccinated adults around them are taking their masks off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Chin-Hong understands families' fears around this, he said this concern is \"only sensible if you think about context — and I think that's where much of the guidance is probably not comprehensive enough.\" This means it's all about assessing risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evidence shows that children under 12 are far less likely to contract and transmit COVID than older kids and adults, Chin-Hong said. But he thinks that even when they're armed with these facts, many parents and caregivers are still \"probably just uncomfortable about the idea of not having zero risk, even though everything in life is not zero risk.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His ultimate advice? If you're feeling worried about the kids in your life, masking is \"a very mild intervention,\" meaning that continuing to do it has very few downsides. What's more, for caregivers, continuing to mask up might bring an element of control and agency that can feel highly comforting at this stage of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another reason parents and caregivers might want to keep wearing masks after June 15? They may want to model mask-wearing for their kids to show it's important to keep your family and community safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You can't tell your kid, for example, to wear a bicycle helmet when you don't wear one yourself,\" Chin-Hong reminded us, calling it \"kind of Parenting 101.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"colds\">\u003c/a>Wanting to Avoid Colds and Other Viruses\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877357\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11877357\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031.jpg\" alt=\"Woman on a couch wrapped in a blanket, sneezing\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1307\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031-800x545.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031-1020x694.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031-160x109.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031-1536x1046.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you've managed to avoid getting the common cold during the pandemic, you're not the only one. \u003ccite>(Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"I haven't had a single cold during the entire pandemic because of my mask\" is the essence of many comments we received from our audience. Several of you said it's your reason for wanting to wear masks in certain settings beyond June 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We heard from many audience members who told us they would definitely keep masking on public transit, like BART, which will actually be required for several months anyway. That's because \u003ca href=\"https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2021/04/30/tsa-extends-face-mask-requirement-airports-and-throughout\">the Transportation Security Administration has extended mask requirements\u003c/a> across all United States transportation networks, including on buses, trains, planes and at airports, through Sept. 13.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your mask — along with social distancing, and increased hygiene like hand-washing — has probably very well protected you against the usual common colds you'd otherwise have picked up in settings like BART. Unlike COVID, many colds also spread from infection-carrying surfaces (called fomites), and Chin-Hong said that this is where masks really help protect you against colds: because they reduce your ability to touch your nose and mouth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the flip side, if you've heard people talking about how having less exposure to viruses like colds is actually \u003cem>bad\u003c/em> for your immune systems, Chin-Hong is happy to clarify: That's \"completely wrong.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That theory about your immune system not being 'trained enough' is kind of bonkers, because there are 200 different viruses that cause the common cold, at least,\" he said. So in other words, being exposed to one cold virus doesn't reduce your chances of getting another type of cold the next month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, Chin-Hong said the true power of the mask is its ability to protect others from \u003cem>your\u003c/em> infectious droplets. It's the reason that many people have worn masks in crowded places for years when they're sick, and why he hopes we'll see this practice continue beyond the COVID pandemic. If more people do that, he said, \"I think we'll all probably have fewer colds in general in the population.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In short: Keeping your mask on in crowed spaces where you're likely to touch surfaces during cold and flu season is a good idea — especially if you're not feeling great yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"health\">\u003c/a>Concern for Others With Health Conditions\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11848580\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1258px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11848580\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1265223254.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1258\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1265223254.jpg 1258w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1265223254-800x530.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1265223254-1020x675.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1265223254-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1258px) 100vw, 1258px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A caregiver and her client. \u003ccite>(verbaska_studio)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many fully vaccinated audience members told us that they would continue to wear masks out of concern for friends and family who are immunocompromised, or who have other health conditions that mean the vaccine might not offer them full protection against the coronavirus. Some audience members told us this concern also extended to wearing masks in public beyond June 15 out of consideration for strangers in the crowd who might also have these health issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wanting to protect others in this way is a very valid thought, said Chin-Hong. And even though the science tells that fully vaccinated individuals are unlikely to spread COVID, if masking up around an immunocompromised person makes everyone involved feel safe and more comfortable, Chin-Hong said go for it. \"Certainly there's no harm in it,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're immunocompromised yourself, Chin-Hong said the science is even more straightforward: Continuing to wear a mask in higher-risk settings, like crowds or indoors, is a good idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"trust\">\u003c/a>Trust Issues Over Who Isn't Really Vaccinated\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11850544\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11850544\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired.jpg\" alt=\"Pedestrian walks in North Beach, bus in the background\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pedestrian walks near a Muni bus with a marquee reading 'Masks Required' in San Francisco on Dec. 4, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The CDC's guidance that California will adopt on June 15 said that fully vaccinated people can ditch their masks in most places. But how can you know if someone who's not wearing a mask in your vicinity really \u003cem>is\u003c/em> fully vaccinated?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This conundrum — the issue of trust and deceit, especially in public — was a recurrent theme in why our audiences told us they'd keep masking after June 15. And it's natural, given how the politicization of masks and the COVID vaccine has been a dangerous, depressing hallmark of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it's important to consider context in this equation, said Chin-Hong. Even if you're concerned that someone is lying about being fully vaccinated so they can go unmasked, he said that Northern California's high vaccination rates and low coronavirus case counts mean that person's chances of having COVID are much lower than they would have been months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Even if you don't trust someone,\" said Chin-Hong, \"the chances of you getting it right now in the Bay Area are still relatively small.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, if you're planning to travel to other parts of the state or the country this summer, bear in mind that it's all about the vaccination rates and COVID case count of the region you're in. In certain places, the chances that an unvaccinated person might be carrying the coronavirus are higher than they'd be in the Bay Area. If you're in one of these areas, wearing your mask again even if \u003cem>you're\u003c/em> fully vaccinated might well be a decision you want to take.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"pressure\">\u003c/a>Social Pressure to Mask Up\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11827410\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11827410\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People wearing face masks walk past a health and safety guideline board and an open restaurant on Santa Monica Pier. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you've felt uncomfortable not wearing your mask outdoors when everyone else is — even though, \u003cem>yes,\u003c/em> what you're doing aligns with the CDC outdoor guidance California adopted weeks ago — you're not alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people told us they'd felt similar social pressure to mask up again in certain places even though they were fully vaccinated. Some told us they didn't want to be mistaken for someone who doesn't believe in science, or for someone who is anti-vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But others told us that it wasn't so much that they felt pressured, but that they actively \u003cem>wanted\u003c/em> to telegraph their courtesy and care for others by keeping their mask on, even when they knew they posed no COVID risk to anyone else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We're social creatures, and these kinds of considerations are \"completely legitimate,\" said Chin-Hong — especially because as discussed above, wearing a mask can reduce the spread of other viruses like the common cold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'd love it if it becomes part of our culture,\" said Chin-Hong.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"privacy\">\u003c/a>Privacy and Convenience\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11817960\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11817960\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42580_005_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Bertha Flores usando una mascarilla que hizo con su hija.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42580_005_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42580_005_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42580_005_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42580_005_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003cspan class=\"highlight\">Bertha\u003c/span> \u003cspan class=\"highlight\">Flores\u003c/span> wears a mask that she made with her daughter on 24th Street in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another reason given by our audience for appreciating mask-wearing: the privacy it afforded in public settings. As Chin-Hong said, \"What better way to stay incognito than wearing a mask?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We especially heard from several women commenters who told us that a mask reduced the amount of times random men told them to smile, or catcalled them. (Or \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/nr0dm0/yn_are_you_planning_to_continue_wearing_a_mask/\">as Reddit user scarlet_tanager told us\u003c/a>, \"Strange men leave me the hell alone when I'm masked, which has been an absolute dream.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other commenters told us they appreciated the sheer practicality of a mask when it came to covering their face, and how it allowed them to cut down on wearing makeup, or maintaining personal grooming they'd previously felt necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A mask can also help shield your face from the Bay Area's notoriously fickle weather, offering more protection from bone-chilling fog and wind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This one's all down to personal preferences around appearance, comfort and convenience. Although it goes without saying that no person should ever feel they have to cover up their face to avoid being the target of street harassment.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"advice\">\u003c/a>OK, So What If I Get Challenged About Wearing My Mask?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11873530\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11873530\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alicia and Mai Gonzalez wear masks on 24th Street in San Francisco on April 7, 2020. Alicia's mask is from a Halloween store and Mai was given her mask by her physical therapist. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even though many audience members told us they were planning to keep wearing their masks beyond June 15, a \u003cem>lot \u003c/em>of people also told us they couldn't wait for California to adopt the CDC's latest guidance, and dispense with mask-wearing. And several of those people expressed frustration that other fully vaccinated people wouldn't also feel this way, and similarly jump at the chance to take off their masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Add this burgeoning contrast to the existing politicization of mask-wearing, and you might find that choosing to keep your mask on after June 15 could well provoke comments, or see you being challenged on your decision, either in private or in public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that happens, what should you do?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your first impulse might be to feel defensive, but Chin-Hong advises against this approach, for how it might escalate such a conversation. He suggests you consider assuming good faith, and that these kinds of comments, as unsolicited or unwanted as they might actually be coming from a place of concern that \u003cem>you\u003c/em> don't feel safe or secure with that person without your mask.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chin-Hong's advice is to initially approach these situations with gratitude and curiosity. You might begin by thanking someone for their concern, then following up by expressing your curiosity for the reason they're making their comment: \"I'm just really curious — why are you saying that?\" This approach, he said, can deescalate a situation much faster than automatically assuming bad intent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you don't necessarily wish to engage someone in a dialogue by asking them to explain their comment, you can also just thank them for their concern and either change the subject or leave the situation entirely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chin-Hong hopes we don't see more instances of people being challenged about their preferences \u003cem>for\u003c/em> masks — especially because of the potential for this disproportionate impacting certain communities through prejudice. \"You can imagine lots of permutations with anti-Asian violence, because Asian populations have always worn a mask even before COVID,\" he said. \"These are things that I think we'll have to watch out for.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"And be kind to each other, at the end of the day,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on June 9.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Skip to: \u003ca href=\"#advice\">Advice on handling \"mask challenges\"\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>On June 15, California will fully reopen for \"business as usual.\" The state will officially adopt the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11873527/cdc-says-no-masks-needed-indoors-for-fully-vaccinated-with-a-few-caveats\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidance that fully vaccinated people can ditch their masks\u003c/a> in most indoor and outdoor settings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From that date onward, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx#June15guidance\">the only places that vaccinated Californians will be required to wear masks\u003c/a> are: on and around public transit (e.g. BART, Muni, ferries and airplanes), indoors in K-12 schools and child care settings, health care settings, homeless shelters, emergency shelters and cooling centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This update on mask guidance — which the state has waited almost a month to implement after the CDC first announced their new guidelines back in May — will no doubt have many vaccinated Californians delighted to finally stop wearing masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what if you're not ready to scrap your face covering just yet?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We asked KQED's social media audiences if they would in fact keep wearing a mask in certain situations after June 15, despite being fully vaccinated. And while many people told us they were looking forward to dispensing with masks, others gave multiple reasons that they wanted to keep wearing theirs a little longer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We consulted Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at UCSF, on the reasons we'd heard for mask-wearing beyond June 15, asking how justified these concerns might be from a medical and social perspective. Read on for the full list — or skip to a particular one:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#habit\">Familiarity, habit and control\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#kids\">Concern for unvaccinated kids\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#colds\">Wanting to avoid colds and other viruses\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#health\">Concern for others with health conditions\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#trust\">Trust issues over who isn't really vaccinated\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#pressure\">Social pressure to mask up\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#privacy\">Privacy and convenience\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>(And if you're more in the mood for listening, you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11877720/if-youre-vaccinated-you-can-choose-the-unmasked-life-on-june-15-but-will-you\">hear this story explained on The Bay podcast\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"habit\">\u003c/a>Familiarity, Habit and Control\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11836826\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11836826 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/GettyImages-1228061500-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple wearing face masks walk in the boardwalk in Venice, California. (Photo by Apu Gomes/AFP)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Perhaps one of the simplest reasons for continuing to wear masks: We've been collectively wearing them for over a year. We're now used to grabbing one before we leave the house, and accustomed to our jacket pockets being stuffed with face coverings from previous outings. After a year of public health messaging, many of us now automatically associate masks with safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Chin-Hong said June 15 feels to him like \"about the right time\" for California to adopt the CDC's guidance, he also stressed that continuing to cover your face, for whatever reason, is virtually without drawbacks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If people want to wear the masks, it's not going to \u003cem>harm\u003c/em> them,\" he said. \"Nobody ever dies from wearing a mask.\"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're feeling attached to your mask, you may not even be alone for the first few weeks after June 15. Chin-Hong notes that just because California is formally adopting these latest CDC guidelines on masks doesn't mean a ton of people \u003cem>will\u003c/em> immediately start observing them. The state officially aligned with the CDC's previous set of guidelines — the update that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11871317/stop-and-smell-the-roses-cdc-says-many-americans-can-now-go-outside-safely-without-a-mask\">both vaccinated and unvaccinated people could mostly ditch their masks outdoors\u003c/a> — back in April, but many in the Bay Area have chosen to keep wearing face coverings outside anyway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think it's kind of reflecting, at least regionally, [some] people's hesitancy to sort of dispense with the masks altogether,\" said Chin-Hong. It could also be an indication that we might not see a great collective unmasking after June 15 just yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"kids\">\u003c/a>Concern For Unvaccinated Kids\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11862602\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11862602\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231222911-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children attend online classes at a learning hub inside the Crenshaw Family YMCA on Feb. 17, 2021 in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Right now, children younger than 12 years old can't get vaccinated (yet) in the United States. And some parents and caregivers are naturally concerned about keeping those kids safe from COVID, even as fully vaccinated adults around them are taking their masks off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Chin-Hong understands families' fears around this, he said this concern is \"only sensible if you think about context — and I think that's where much of the guidance is probably not comprehensive enough.\" This means it's all about assessing risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evidence shows that children under 12 are far less likely to contract and transmit COVID than older kids and adults, Chin-Hong said. But he thinks that even when they're armed with these facts, many parents and caregivers are still \"probably just uncomfortable about the idea of not having zero risk, even though everything in life is not zero risk.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His ultimate advice? If you're feeling worried about the kids in your life, masking is \"a very mild intervention,\" meaning that continuing to do it has very few downsides. What's more, for caregivers, continuing to mask up might bring an element of control and agency that can feel highly comforting at this stage of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another reason parents and caregivers might want to keep wearing masks after June 15? They may want to model mask-wearing for their kids to show it's important to keep your family and community safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You can't tell your kid, for example, to wear a bicycle helmet when you don't wear one yourself,\" Chin-Hong reminded us, calling it \"kind of Parenting 101.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"colds\">\u003c/a>Wanting to Avoid Colds and Other Viruses\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877357\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11877357\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031.jpg\" alt=\"Woman on a couch wrapped in a blanket, sneezing\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1307\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031-800x545.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031-1020x694.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031-160x109.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3960031-1536x1046.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you've managed to avoid getting the common cold during the pandemic, you're not the only one. \u003ccite>(Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"I haven't had a single cold during the entire pandemic because of my mask\" is the essence of many comments we received from our audience. Several of you said it's your reason for wanting to wear masks in certain settings beyond June 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We heard from many audience members who told us they would definitely keep masking on public transit, like BART, which will actually be required for several months anyway. That's because \u003ca href=\"https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2021/04/30/tsa-extends-face-mask-requirement-airports-and-throughout\">the Transportation Security Administration has extended mask requirements\u003c/a> across all United States transportation networks, including on buses, trains, planes and at airports, through Sept. 13.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your mask — along with social distancing, and increased hygiene like hand-washing — has probably very well protected you against the usual common colds you'd otherwise have picked up in settings like BART. Unlike COVID, many colds also spread from infection-carrying surfaces (called fomites), and Chin-Hong said that this is where masks really help protect you against colds: because they reduce your ability to touch your nose and mouth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the flip side, if you've heard people talking about how having less exposure to viruses like colds is actually \u003cem>bad\u003c/em> for your immune systems, Chin-Hong is happy to clarify: That's \"completely wrong.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That theory about your immune system not being 'trained enough' is kind of bonkers, because there are 200 different viruses that cause the common cold, at least,\" he said. So in other words, being exposed to one cold virus doesn't reduce your chances of getting another type of cold the next month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, Chin-Hong said the true power of the mask is its ability to protect others from \u003cem>your\u003c/em> infectious droplets. It's the reason that many people have worn masks in crowded places for years when they're sick, and why he hopes we'll see this practice continue beyond the COVID pandemic. If more people do that, he said, \"I think we'll all probably have fewer colds in general in the population.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In short: Keeping your mask on in crowed spaces where you're likely to touch surfaces during cold and flu season is a good idea — especially if you're not feeling great yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"health\">\u003c/a>Concern for Others With Health Conditions\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11848580\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1258px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11848580\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1265223254.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1258\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1265223254.jpg 1258w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1265223254-800x530.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1265223254-1020x675.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/iStock-1265223254-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1258px) 100vw, 1258px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A caregiver and her client. \u003ccite>(verbaska_studio)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many fully vaccinated audience members told us that they would continue to wear masks out of concern for friends and family who are immunocompromised, or who have other health conditions that mean the vaccine might not offer them full protection against the coronavirus. Some audience members told us this concern also extended to wearing masks in public beyond June 15 out of consideration for strangers in the crowd who might also have these health issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wanting to protect others in this way is a very valid thought, said Chin-Hong. And even though the science tells that fully vaccinated individuals are unlikely to spread COVID, if masking up around an immunocompromised person makes everyone involved feel safe and more comfortable, Chin-Hong said go for it. \"Certainly there's no harm in it,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're immunocompromised yourself, Chin-Hong said the science is even more straightforward: Continuing to wear a mask in higher-risk settings, like crowds or indoors, is a good idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"trust\">\u003c/a>Trust Issues Over Who Isn't Really Vaccinated\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11850544\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11850544\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired.jpg\" alt=\"Pedestrian walks in North Beach, bus in the background\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/12/MuniBusMaskRequired-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pedestrian walks near a Muni bus with a marquee reading 'Masks Required' in San Francisco on Dec. 4, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The CDC's guidance that California will adopt on June 15 said that fully vaccinated people can ditch their masks in most places. But how can you know if someone who's not wearing a mask in your vicinity really \u003cem>is\u003c/em> fully vaccinated?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This conundrum — the issue of trust and deceit, especially in public — was a recurrent theme in why our audiences told us they'd keep masking after June 15. And it's natural, given how the politicization of masks and the COVID vaccine has been a dangerous, depressing hallmark of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it's important to consider context in this equation, said Chin-Hong. Even if you're concerned that someone is lying about being fully vaccinated so they can go unmasked, he said that Northern California's high vaccination rates and low coronavirus case counts mean that person's chances of having COVID are much lower than they would have been months ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Even if you don't trust someone,\" said Chin-Hong, \"the chances of you getting it right now in the Bay Area are still relatively small.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, if you're planning to travel to other parts of the state or the country this summer, bear in mind that it's all about the vaccination rates and COVID case count of the region you're in. In certain places, the chances that an unvaccinated person might be carrying the coronavirus are higher than they'd be in the Bay Area. If you're in one of these areas, wearing your mask again even if \u003cem>you're\u003c/em> fully vaccinated might well be a decision you want to take.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"pressure\">\u003c/a>Social Pressure to Mask Up\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11827410\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11827410\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/1920_GettyImages-1223036039-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People wearing face masks walk past a health and safety guideline board and an open restaurant on Santa Monica Pier. \u003ccite>(Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you've felt uncomfortable not wearing your mask outdoors when everyone else is — even though, \u003cem>yes,\u003c/em> what you're doing aligns with the CDC outdoor guidance California adopted weeks ago — you're not alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people told us they'd felt similar social pressure to mask up again in certain places even though they were fully vaccinated. Some told us they didn't want to be mistaken for someone who doesn't believe in science, or for someone who is anti-vaccine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But others told us that it wasn't so much that they felt pressured, but that they actively \u003cem>wanted\u003c/em> to telegraph their courtesy and care for others by keeping their mask on, even when they knew they posed no COVID risk to anyone else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We're social creatures, and these kinds of considerations are \"completely legitimate,\" said Chin-Hong — especially because as discussed above, wearing a mask can reduce the spread of other viruses like the common cold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'd love it if it becomes part of our culture,\" said Chin-Hong.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"privacy\">\u003c/a>Privacy and Convenience\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11817960\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11817960\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42580_005_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Bertha Flores usando una mascarilla que hizo con su hija.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42580_005_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42580_005_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42580_005_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS42580_005_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u003cspan class=\"highlight\">Bertha\u003c/span> \u003cspan class=\"highlight\">Flores\u003c/span> wears a mask that she made with her daughter on 24th Street in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another reason given by our audience for appreciating mask-wearing: the privacy it afforded in public settings. As Chin-Hong said, \"What better way to stay incognito than wearing a mask?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We especially heard from several women commenters who told us that a mask reduced the amount of times random men told them to smile, or catcalled them. (Or \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/bayarea/comments/nr0dm0/yn_are_you_planning_to_continue_wearing_a_mask/\">as Reddit user scarlet_tanager told us\u003c/a>, \"Strange men leave me the hell alone when I'm masked, which has been an absolute dream.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other commenters told us they appreciated the sheer practicality of a mask when it came to covering their face, and how it allowed them to cut down on wearing makeup, or maintaining personal grooming they'd previously felt necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A mask can also help shield your face from the Bay Area's notoriously fickle weather, offering more protection from bone-chilling fog and wind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This one's all down to personal preferences around appearance, comfort and convenience. Although it goes without saying that no person should ever feel they have to cover up their face to avoid being the target of street harassment.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"advice\">\u003c/a>OK, So What If I Get Challenged About Wearing My Mask?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11873530\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11873530\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS42579_004_KQED_SanFrancisco_Masks_04072020-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alicia and Mai Gonzalez wear masks on 24th Street in San Francisco on April 7, 2020. Alicia's mask is from a Halloween store and Mai was given her mask by her physical therapist. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Even though many audience members told us they were planning to keep wearing their masks beyond June 15, a \u003cem>lot \u003c/em>of people also told us they couldn't wait for California to adopt the CDC's latest guidance, and dispense with mask-wearing. And several of those people expressed frustration that other fully vaccinated people wouldn't also feel this way, and similarly jump at the chance to take off their masks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Add this burgeoning contrast to the existing politicization of mask-wearing, and you might find that choosing to keep your mask on after June 15 could well provoke comments, or see you being challenged on your decision, either in private or in public.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that happens, what should you do?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your first impulse might be to feel defensive, but Chin-Hong advises against this approach, for how it might escalate such a conversation. He suggests you consider assuming good faith, and that these kinds of comments, as unsolicited or unwanted as they might actually be coming from a place of concern that \u003cem>you\u003c/em> don't feel safe or secure with that person without your mask.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chin-Hong's advice is to initially approach these situations with gratitude and curiosity. You might begin by thanking someone for their concern, then following up by expressing your curiosity for the reason they're making their comment: \"I'm just really curious — why are you saying that?\" This approach, he said, can deescalate a situation much faster than automatically assuming bad intent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you don't necessarily wish to engage someone in a dialogue by asking them to explain their comment, you can also just thank them for their concern and either change the subject or leave the situation entirely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chin-Hong hopes we don't see more instances of people being challenged about their preferences \u003cem>for\u003c/em> masks — especially because of the potential for this disproportionate impacting certain communities through prejudice. \"You can imagine lots of permutations with anti-Asian violence, because Asian populations have always worn a mask even before COVID,\" he said. \"These are things that I think we'll have to watch out for.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"And be kind to each other, at the end of the day,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on June 9.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>More than 60,000 Californians have died from COVID-19, and \u003ca href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545?mt=2\">The California Report Magazine\u003c/a> has launched a series to remember some of them. This week’s tribute honors Maribel Villanueva, who died last October at 46, leaving behind her 10-year-old son, David. David’s aunt, Susana Villanueva Torres, and his teacher, Mayra Alvarado, say Maribel’s death called each of them to take on roles they never imagined.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877112\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 332px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11877112\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG_1002-800x1401.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG_1002-800x1401.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG_1002-160x280.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG_1002.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lara and his mom Maribel Villanueva celebrating his 10th birthday. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Susana Villanueva Torres)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s hard to lose your mom at 10 years old, especially when you didn’t have a chance to say goodbye,” said Susana Villanueva Torres, David’s aunt. Her sister, Maribel Villanueva, was a single mom. After her death, Torres and her husband took custody of David.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a way, David’s elementary school teacher also became a sort of surrogate mom when he eventually returned to class, though Mayra Alvarado recalls not being prepared whatsoever to handle the death of a school parent. “I was just in shock. I was like, no, this can’t be happening. I know [COVID deaths] happen especially in our communities. But I still was in disbelief.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s been painful to lose so many of our elderly to COVID-19. But there are also many families, especially Latino families, grieving the deaths of those who are younger. Maribel Villanueva was one of \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Race-Ethnicity.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2,389 Latino residents\u003c/a> between the ages of 34 and 49 in the state who died; by comparison 333 whites in that age group died. The ripple effect of death in those families has been life altering.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Being the Best Mom Despite Hardships\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Torres had always thought of her older sister as resilient. Maribel — everyone called her Mari — was the middle child. “She fought the good fight when she was here,” Torres said. “Like everybody else she had moments of hardship.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sitting on the front porch of her two-story home in Oakland, Torres said that hardship was one reason she and her husband welcomed Mari, her son and his grandmother to live under their wing, in a downstairs apartment, for little rent. “We grew up in a domestic violence, alcohol kind of environment. It was hard. I was able to cope in a different way than she did. She was very sensitive. David’s dad not being around … it was hard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877771\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11877771\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Susana Villanueva Torres and her nephew David Lara sit in a hammock in the family’s backyard in Oakland on June 10, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Torres said her sister was a terrific cook, and loved children, always babysitting her niece and nephew when they were young. Mari found work in a child care center and also cleaned homes. What Mari earned she spent on instilling in her son, David, a sense of possibility, Torres added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On one occasion, David’s mom saved up to take him to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Not having access to a car made the trip less convenient, but they managed with public transit. Tickets alone would have cost her almost $90. “And they stayed there for a weekend. Her plan was to take him to Disneyland for one of his birthdays,” Torres said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Mari got sick, Torres was the one who drove her to the community clinic and then to the hospital, and connected with her via Zoom. She recalled telling her sister, “Stay strong, keep fighting. David, it’s fine. He’s here with us, don’t worry about him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877772\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11877772\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lara playing basketball in the family’s backyard in Oakland on June 10, 2021. David said he’s excited about playing basketball and soccer this summer. He’ll also be taking swimming lessons, he said. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It fell on Torres to set up the last virtual visit with Mari and her son. She was also the one who had to make the hard decisions when the doctors said there was nothing more to be done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It just happened really quick,” she said. “You don’t have time to say goodbyes, [don’t] have time to be there with them in their hardest moments.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11859088 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/GettyImages-1230373813-copy-1020x574.jpg']After Mari died on Oct. 2, Torres found herself trying to figure out the cost of the funeral. “You’re in the middle of making all the decisions and you’re in the middle of so much pressure, so it was hard to grieve.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Church members brought them food and flowers. And another community, David’s school, stepped up to help raise money for his mom’s funeral.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Lessons on Empathy\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>David attends Manzanita SEED Dual Language Immersion Elementary School in Oakland where there was also grief and confusion upon learning one of the school’s parents had died of COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Manzanita SEED draws students from the city’s Fruitvale neighborhood, which is majority Latino and has been hard hit by the virus. When word spread that a parent from her school had died of COVID, David’s fifth grade teacher, Mayra Alvarado grew worried about how she could help her students process the news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was just in shock,” she said. “I was like, no, this can’t be happening.” Then, she learned it was David’s mom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alvarado wondered what role she should take on to help David, so she kept checking in with Torres. “If he needs time, let him take time to catch up,” she told Torres. “He’s a very engaged student whenever he’s in classes. He’s a really funny kid. He’s just a pleasure to have in class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877774\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11877774\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49778_021_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49778_021_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49778_021_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49778_021_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49778_021_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49778_021_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayra Alvarado and David Lara hug in the family’s backyard in Oakland on June 10, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Alvarado knew how much Mari cared about David’s education. “I see a lot of the drive in David [because his mom] had this high expectation of him and just always wanted him to be on top of it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both women decided it would be best for David to get back on Zoom with the class. But that raised more questions for Alvarado about how she should support the rest of the kids through the trauma of a classmate losing a parent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"COVID-19 obituaries\" postID=news_11870867,news_11869618,science_1975078]Alvarado met first with David before he came back to class to see how he was feeling. They talked about how he would feel if some of his classmates wanted to reach out to him and talk about his mom. “He said no,” recalled Alvarado. “Unless he brings it up, he doesn’t want [to talk about] it. I was like, ‘OK, I respect that. And thank you for letting me know. I’ll let your classmates know.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alvarado then worked with the school’s behavioral therapist to create a space in her Zoom class for kids to discuss how they felt before David’s return. When questions came up about the virus, Alvarado had to negotiate these sensitive discussions remotely, like when students shared in the chat that one of their family members had COVID-19. Fortunately no one else in the class lost a parent, but they could feel David’s pain and fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The empathy, right? Of knowing what it felt like to feel scared. Some kids were expressing in the chat, ‘We are young, I can’t imagine losing my parent at this age.’ There was a lot of empathy for David’s feelings,” Alvarado said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Moving Forward From a Life-Altering Year\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As David was returning to school, Torres and her husband decided it would be best for David to live with them. They moved him upstairs, where he could stay in the same home with them and his cousin. Torres found herself starting to make Mari’s green enchiladas, David’s favorite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877108\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 327px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11877108\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG-20210603-WA0001-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG-20210603-WA0001-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG-20210603-WA0001-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG-20210603-WA0001-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG-20210603-WA0001-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG-20210603-WA0001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lara and his teacher Mayra Alvarado at the end of school party. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Susana Villanueva Torres)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I think he’s coping well. I think at the beginning it was just like everybody, did this really happen? He was in denial,” said Torres. “He came downstairs one day and we talked and I said, ‘Do you miss your mom?’ He started crying. And I said, ‘It’s going to take a while. You know, years pass by and we are still going to miss her. And that’s OK. If you need to cry, cry, if you need to scream, scream. Whatever you need to do. I’m always here if you want to talk about anything.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alvarado, the teacher, reminded David how much his mom cared about his learning. “I know how proud she would be of you and how proud she is of all the work that you’re doing,” she said. “How awesome [that] you’re participating in class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the end of the school year, Alvarado’s fifth grade class met up in person, masks on, at a nearby park. Torres was there, taking photos. She said David hugged everyone and then he hugged the air. He told her later he was hugging his mom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a photo from that day, David and his teacher Alvarado are both smiling widely at the camera. David did great, Alvarado said — as great as can be expected in a life-altering year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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David’s aunt, Susana Villanueva Torres, and his teacher, Mayra Alvarado, say Maribel’s death called each of them to take on roles they never imagined.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877112\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 332px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11877112\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG_1002-800x1401.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG_1002-800x1401.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG_1002-160x280.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/IMG_1002.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lara and his mom Maribel Villanueva celebrating his 10th birthday. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Susana Villanueva Torres)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s hard to lose your mom at 10 years old, especially when you didn’t have a chance to say goodbye,” said Susana Villanueva Torres, David’s aunt. Her sister, Maribel Villanueva, was a single mom. After her death, Torres and her husband took custody of David.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a way, David’s elementary school teacher also became a sort of surrogate mom when he eventually returned to class, though Mayra Alvarado recalls not being prepared whatsoever to handle the death of a school parent. “I was just in shock. I was like, no, this can’t be happening. I know [COVID deaths] happen especially in our communities. But I still was in disbelief.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s been painful to lose so many of our elderly to COVID-19. But there are also many families, especially Latino families, grieving the deaths of those who are younger. Maribel Villanueva was one of \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Race-Ethnicity.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2,389 Latino residents\u003c/a> between the ages of 34 and 49 in the state who died; by comparison 333 whites in that age group died. The ripple effect of death in those families has been life altering.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Being the Best Mom Despite Hardships\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Torres had always thought of her older sister as resilient. Maribel — everyone called her Mari — was the middle child. “She fought the good fight when she was here,” Torres said. “Like everybody else she had moments of hardship.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sitting on the front porch of her two-story home in Oakland, Torres said that hardship was one reason she and her husband welcomed Mari, her son and his grandmother to live under their wing, in a downstairs apartment, for little rent. “We grew up in a domestic violence, alcohol kind of environment. It was hard. I was able to cope in a different way than she did. She was very sensitive. David’s dad not being around … it was hard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877771\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11877771\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49761_001_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Susana Villanueva Torres and her nephew David Lara sit in a hammock in the family’s backyard in Oakland on June 10, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Torres said her sister was a terrific cook, and loved children, always babysitting her niece and nephew when they were young. Mari found work in a child care center and also cleaned homes. What Mari earned she spent on instilling in her son, David, a sense of possibility, Torres added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On one occasion, David’s mom saved up to take him to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Not having access to a car made the trip less convenient, but they managed with public transit. Tickets alone would have cost her almost $90. “And they stayed there for a weekend. Her plan was to take him to Disneyland for one of his birthdays,” Torres said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Mari got sick, Torres was the one who drove her to the community clinic and then to the hospital, and connected with her via Zoom. She recalled telling her sister, “Stay strong, keep fighting. David, it’s fine. He’s here with us, don’t worry about him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11877772\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11877772\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49766_006_Oakland_MaribelVillanueva_06102021-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Lara playing basketball in the family’s backyard in Oakland on June 10, 2021. 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It’s not hard for me to go to the doctor and get my needs met. [But] in the early ’80s, it was horrible for me to go to the doctor. It was horrible for me to have to ask for the services I needed because doctors then judged me and shamed me about being openly gay and having gay sex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, people who self-identify as being transgender are experiencing those same kinds of oppressive characteristics of medical care, health care, access to care and services, and additionally, access to safe and clean and affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For many of us who have been through this journey a long time, are things better for people living with HIV/AIDS? Yes, they are. Can you have better access to better medications? Yes, you can. But for those that live on the margins, the same stigmas and obstacles exist that existed actually in the early ’80s. 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Last year, she received $1,000 from a nonprofit organization providing assistance to undocumented immigrant workers, but given the cost of living in San Francisco, the money hasn’t gone far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We [essential immigrant workers] should not be feeling so unprotected as we are now. We don’t have a guarantee … if we lose our employment, we are practically left with nothing, in the streets, because many of us have been evicted from the places we live because we owe more than eight months in rent,” Bueso said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state Legislature is currently in the final stages of deciding how to spend a $75 billion budget surplus. 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About 75% of the prison’s population caught the virus and 28 prisoners and one staff member died.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At issue is whether prison officials did enough to protect the health of people incarcerated there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The men incarcerated at the prison say that the crowded conditions and lack of adequate isolation and quarantining, among other prison health care policies, amounted to cruel and unusual punishment — a violation of the Eighth Amendment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a hearing in Marin County Superior Court that began in late May, a roster of witnesses were called to the stand by attorneys representing the incarcerated petitioners. Hollis and other men testified to feelings of fear and anxiety and a deep sense of helplessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One prisoner, Demetris McGee, talked about being locked up in the same cell as a man who had tested positive for COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You guys are cellies, so you have to stay together,” McGee said he was told, using a common nickname for cellmates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys representing McGee demonstrated through photos and other exhibits just how small many of the cells are at San Quentin: 11 feet, 1 inch deep by 4 feet, 5 inches wide, with a distance of 3 feet, 2 inches between the upper and lower bunk beds. That’s about the size of a walk-in closet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When McGee asked to be moved out of his cell so he wouldn’t get infected by his cellmate, he said he was told, “no can do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several other prisoners also testified to being confined in the same cell as sick people while they were still healthy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jesse Johnson, who was incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison during a COVID-19 outbreak\"]‘Eventually people just started dropping like flies. You heard, ‘Man down! Man down!’ ‘[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The testimony comes after a year \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11852162/hundreds-of-people-at-san-quentin-petition-for-release-as-covid-19-surges\">of ongoing litigation involving hundreds of medically vulnerable men\u003c/a> incarcerated at San Quentin, who began petitioning for release when the COVID-19 pandemic began sweeping through California’s state prison system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The judge denied KQED’s request to record video, audio or images of the proceedings, but the \u003ca href=\"https://zoom.us/j/96558384473?pwd=YlBBbEJFS0grSXVoVmdFNmcyZ0NUdz09\">hearing is accessible to the public\u003c/a>. The inmates participating in the case both testified and watched the hearing over Zoom, from inside the prison chapel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many men described harrowing COVID-19 symptoms. For Jesse Johnson, the illness was made worse by the condition of his cell. He said he experienced diarrhea, but had a toilet that didn’t work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I put a towel over the toilet to cover my excrement, you know, because the toilet wouldn’t flush,” Johnson said. “It was just terrible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked whether he received medical care, Johnson said, “Not a single cough drop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Eventually people just started dropping like flies,” Johnson said. “You heard, ‘Man down! Man down!’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One person incarcerated at San Quentin, Michael France, became visibly distressed when he described watching another prisoner die.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He sounded critical,” France said. “He couldn’t breathe. He belonged in the hospital for sure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>France sobbed for several minutes, asking the court to “hold on” so he could compose himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked how the treatment his friend received made him feel, France replied, “Like trash. Cattle. Definitely not human.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As he described watching correctional staff try to revive his friend, he said he could see everything that was happening through the bars of his cell door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>France’s testimony was a reminder of one way in which San Quentin’s design contributed to the rapid spread of the virus. Many have said the lack of solid cell doors at the prison, which is the oldest in the state, allowed respiratory droplets to drift freely — not just between cells, but also to different floors of the prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11875997\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11875997\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/1235_01-open-bars-800x449.png\" alt=\"San Quentin tiers with open bars\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/1235_01-open-bars-800x449.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/1235_01-open-bars-1020x573.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/1235_01-open-bars-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/1235_01-open-bars-1536x863.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/1235_01-open-bars.png 1674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Quentin is the oldest state prison in California. In some parts of the prison, cell doors are bars, not solid, and five floors share an open atrium. \u003ccite>(Monica Lam/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Right from the very beginning, when COVID-19 hit, as an epidemiologist and a physician, I had my eyes on San Quentin, knowing that it was a high-risk setting,” said Dr. Matt Willis, public health officer of Marin County, where San Quentin is located. “A prison, like San Quentin, where you have large numbers of individuals gathered close together, it’s very challenging to manage when an outbreak occurs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Willis, who testified during the second day of the hearing, said he reached out to San Quentin officials to offer public health guidance and to help them manage their response to the pandemic. But he said his recommendations — which included putting in place a mask-wearing mandate, halting all transfers of prisoners between different housing units and weekly testing of staff for COVID-19 — were not followed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Willis also said he strongly urged the prison to reduce its inmate population, because there was not enough room to adequately isolate and quarantine individuals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We were told that [the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation] had made a ruling that … local health officers’ orders don’t apply,” Willis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Through the Eyes of the Warden\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some of the most revealing testimony came from acting San Quentin Warden Ron Broomfield, who took the stand on the fourth day of the hearing and talked in frank and simple terms about events at the prison, which ignited the outbreak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On May 30 of last year, San Quentin had recorded zero cases of COVID-19 among the incarcerated population. It was on that day, however, that a busload of prisoners were transferred from a Southern California prison with an active outbreak. At least two passengers already showed symptoms of the virus, according to the warden’s testimony and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.oig.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/OIG-COVID-19-Review-Series-Part-3-%E2%80%93-Transfer-of-Patients-from-CIM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report by the Office of the Inspector General\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During his testimony, Broomfield said he had not inquired when — or whether — the passengers on that bus had been tested for the coronavirus. 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But by then, the virus had had the opportunity to spread within the prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Broomfield said he was “focused on keeping San Quentin safe,” but added that he could not have refused the additional prisoners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is obvious to me that the population at San Quentin was horribly impacted by this pandemic. I’m also aware that the neighboring communities were horribly impacted by this pandemic,” Broomfield said towards the end of his testimony. “So my opinion is that anywhere in the world where there’s dense populations, there’s an increased risk of the spread of this pandemic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Doctors Disagree\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The director of health care for the California prison system, Dr. Joseph Bick, testified that prison policies on social distancing, mask-wearing and quarantining not only met but exceeded public health and other state guidelines. 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In April of last year, when access to COVID-19 testing was in high demand but difficult to obtain, one UC Berkeley professor who ran a lab with specialized testing capability, Fyodor Urnov, reached out to the prison’s chief medical executive, Dr. Alison Pachynski.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We immediately, as far as the leadership of the lab, made the executive decision that we will make available our nonprofit [testing] capacity to San Quentin,” Urnov said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Urnov said Pachynski thanked him, but did not follow up to take advantage of his offer. 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Prison officials have also argued that they face the unique challenge of juggling the health of inmates with the demands of maintaining public safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Meghan Morris, USCF professor of epidemiology and biostatistics\"]‘San Quentin demonstrated a lack of value for the lives of those who are incarcerated within San Quentin. And I believe that the lack of value for the lives of people incarcerated still remains.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The court failed to give ‘due regard for prison officials’ unenviable task of keeping dangerous men in safe custody under humane conditions,’ ” attorneys for the prison system wrote in a November court filing.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Early Petition for Release\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The first person to petition the court for release from San Quentin, Ivan Von Staich, submitted his plea before there were any known cases of COVID-19 at that lockup. Von Staich said his medical conditions put him at higher risk of dying from the coronavirus, and he contended that prison officials would not be able to prevent the spread of the virus when it hit San Quentin. Von Staich’s initial request was rejected, but he won on appeal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case had gone up to the California Supreme Court and is now back in the Marin County Superior Court, where Judge Geoffrey Howard convened an evidentiary hearing that began on May 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s attorneys have argued that the current hearing is altogether unnecessary because the outbreak is over. 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He said he experienced diarrhea, but had a toilet that didn’t work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I put a towel over the toilet to cover my excrement, you know, because the toilet wouldn’t flush,” Johnson said. “It was just terrible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked whether he received medical care, Johnson said, “Not a single cough drop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Eventually people just started dropping like flies,” Johnson said. “You heard, ‘Man down! Man down!’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One person incarcerated at San Quentin, Michael France, became visibly distressed when he described watching another prisoner die.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He sounded critical,” France said. “He couldn’t breathe. He belonged in the hospital for sure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>France sobbed for several minutes, asking the court to “hold on” so he could compose himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked how the treatment his friend received made him feel, France replied, “Like trash. Cattle. Definitely not human.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As he described watching correctional staff try to revive his friend, he said he could see everything that was happening through the bars of his cell door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>France’s testimony was a reminder of one way in which San Quentin’s design contributed to the rapid spread of the virus. 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He also said he did not inquire about what kind of social distancing was practiced on the bus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had no participation in the scheduling, cohorting or transferring of those inmates,” Broomfield said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the symptomatic transferees were isolated right away, he said, their fellow passengers were not immediately quarantined. Instead, they were allowed to move about and use showers and other facilities shared by the rest of the housing unit for several days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was only after tests confirmed that some passengers were indeed infected with COVID-19 that the group was moved into isolation, Broomfield said. 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