MORE COMING UINP A FEW. BEN: A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF U.S. SENATORS ASKS THE CDC TO UPDATE ITS FACE MASK REQUIREMENT FOR TRAVELERS. HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IS DR. PREETI MEHROTRA. AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENT.ER THANKSOR F YOUR TIME. RIGHT W,NO FEDERAL POLICY REQUIRES PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS ON ALL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS EVEN IF THEY’RE FULLY VACCINATED. DOOU Y THINK THE CDC SHOULD STICK WITH THAT RULE, OR IST I SAFE NOW TO CHANGE IT? >> AS WE THANKFULLY SEEING MORE INVIDIDUALS WHO ARE VACCINATED, I THINK THIS IS CERTAINLY A REASONABLE QUESTION TOSK A. THERE ARE RELATED TICOPS THAT I THINK WARRANT FURERTH INVESTIGATION. THESE INCLUDE THE DEGERE TO WHICH VACCINATION RATES MHTIG HAVE IRENCASED AND CDC CHANGE GUIDANCE, EXAMINING TRANSMISSION EVENTS AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL HOW VACCINATION RATES ARE GLOBALLY. BEN: MOST MASK POLICIES STILL BASED ON THE HONOR SYSTEM. NO ONE CHECKS TO SEE WHO’S ACTUALLY VACCINAD.TE WE HAVEN’T SEEN RISE IN CASE SINCE MASSACHUSETTS RELAXED ITS STANDARDS. DO YOU THINK THAT’S RISKY? NOT ACTUALLY CHECKING WHO’S VACCINATED A WNDHO’S NOT? >> IT’S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THERE’S A RISK FOR INFECTION FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED. WE’VE LEARNED THAT THE PANDEMIC THAT THERE CAN BE ZOER RISK. THERE ARE WAYS TO DECREASE RISK. INHI TS CASE, WE KNOW THAT THE VACCINE IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE. THAT’S MASSACHUSETTS VACCINATION RATES CONTINUE TO INCREASE. BEN: A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED TODAY SUGGESTS IMMUNITY FROM PFIZER AND MODERNA VACCINES COULD LAST YEARS. DOES THAT MEAN PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED THESE STSHO WON’T NEED A BOOST?ER >> THISS I CERTAINLY VERY INTERESTING DAN ENCOURAGING DATA THAT WE WILL NEED TO EXAMINE CLOSELY. AT THE SAME TIME, WE DO REQUIRE REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE. THAT IS DATA THAT WE ARE GATHERING OVER TIME. THAT REALLY HELP TO INFORM OUR PRACTICE GOING FORWARD. BEN: LET’S TAKE ABOUT THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE. LOT OF STUDIES THAT WE HEAR FOCUS ON PFIZER AND MODERNA. AT THE SAME TIME MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DID GET THE J&J VACCINE. DO YOU THINK THE PROTECTION FROM THAT SINGLE SHOT WILL LAST JUST AS LG?ON >> I BELIEVE THIS STUDY LOOKED AT THE MARN VACCINE WHICH ARE MADE BIFFIESERND A MODERNA. OF — PFIZER AND MODERNA. THAT DOES NOT INCLUDEHE T J&J. BEN: WE NEED TO WAIT FOR A

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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has asked the CDC to update its face mask guidance for fully-vaccinated travelers.

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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has asked the CDC to update its face mask guidance for fully-vaccinated travelers.

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