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So, Are People Just Gonna Pretend the Delta Variant Isn't a Thing?
Look, we get it. COVID-19 stole a year from all of our lives, and just when we thought we saw the light at the end of the tunnel, the virus mutated several times. And now the newest variant has companies delaying a return to offices and some municipalities considering mask mandates. In the words of baseball legend Yogi Berra,...
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It's OK to Risk Awkwardness to Make Friends
While some might think it’s “depressing” or pathetic to post a TikTok looking for friends, we need people in our lives, says a relationships expert.
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Doctor's Advice on How to Plan a Safe Summer During Pandemic
A local doctor offers insight on how parents can find some normalcy again at playgrounds, summer camps and family trips while also staying safe.
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Life After COVID-19: Navigating the World After the Pandemic
With the end of the pandemic in sight, we’re all beginning to contemplate what it will be like to return to our normal lives. But it’s not going to be easy for everyone. For many people, social anxiety may keep them on the sidelines, even after the danger of the coronavirus has passed. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez explores life after...
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The Pandemic Has Sparked a Mass Mental Health Crisis Among College Students and Young Adults
About half of college students screened in a recent Boston University study were found to have depression or anxiety. It’s a sign of the toll the pandemic is taking on millions cut off from human connections and, for many, their goals and aspirations. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway looks from college campuses to social platforms like TikTok at the impact social...
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How the Airport Experience Has Changed in the Era of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the airport experience with airlines rolling out new technology that could make it safer to fly. The Dallas Morning News Aviation reporter Kyle Arnold joins NBC 5 to explain.
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How Texas Schools Are Adjusting to New Social Distancing Guidance
How Texas Schools Are Adjusting to New Social Distancing Guidance
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Southwest Airlines Returns to Pre-Pandemic Boarding Procedure
As Americans slowly return to flying, airlines are dropping some of the changes they made early in the pandemic.
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Dancers Attend Socially Distant Silent Discos in the Streets of Spain
Friend groups in Spain have started gathering outside in Barcelona as a way to party together despite the restrictions on indoor gatherings.
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Pulling Back of Public Health Precautions is Causing an Increase of COVID-19 Cases, Says Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci says it is “not surprising” to see an increase of COVID-19 cases per day in areas where mask mandates and other public health precautions are being prematurely pulled back, despite the distribution of millions of vaccines.
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Fauci Says COVID-19 Vaccines Are Effective Against the B117 Variant
Dr. Anthony Fauci explains the threat of the B117 COVID-19 variant and how the U.S. can combat it: by increasing vaccinations and maintaining public health precautions such as mask mandates and social distancing.
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CDC Updates School Opening Guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for schools on reopening. In elementary schools, the CDC recommends all students remain at least 3 feet apart in classrooms where mask use is universal — regardless of whether community transmission is low, moderate, substantial, or high.
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The Pandemic Has Emptied Out Office Buildings. What Happens Now to All That Space?
What office life looks like after the pandemic is still an open question. But real estate experts have no doubt there’s going to be a surge in empty commercial real estate. In many cities, developers say some of the buildings can be redesigned to help address the affordable housing crisis. The practice is called “adaptive reuse” and it’s been used...
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To Work From Home or Not? That's the Big Question for the Future of Office Space
The pandemic has forced a lot of companies to reconsider coming back to the office. Some have already made that decision.
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To Work From Home or Not? That's the Big Question for the Future of Office Space
The pandemic has forced a lot of companies to reconsider coming back to the office. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen reports how some businesses have already made their decision.
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Six Flags Still Enforcing Safety Protocols Over Spring Break
Theme parks like Six Flags Over Texas are preparing to welcome thousands of families in the next week for spring break festivities.
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Six Flags Still Enforcing Safety Protocols Over Spring Break
It will be the first big event for Six Flags since Gov. Greg Abbott lifted capacity restrictions and the statewide mask mandate, but the Thrill Capital of Texas said it will be sticking to the same safety protocols that were in place before.
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Gyms Now Allowed to Open to 100% Capacity, Masks No Longer Required
Since the start of the pandemic, gyms were a source of concern for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and health experts.
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The Do's and Don'ts of Living Your Life After Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine
As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continues across the country, many of you still have questions about exactly what you can do and what you still should avoid after you’re vaccinated. Dr. Jay Wolfson, associate vice president of University of South Florida Health, joined LX News to answer some common questions.
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Gyms Now Allowed to Open to 100% Capacity, Masks No Longer Required
Some gyms like Gold’s Gym, Lifetime, LA Fitness and Equinox are moving forward with allowing 100% capacity and no longer enforcing masks.