Covid-19 Updates
Covid-19 Updates Archive

Covid-19 Updates: Transmission

July 1, 2020

MIT Medical answers your COVID-19 questions. Today’s topic? Glasses and masks. It’s not a great face-wear combination, but millions of us have been trying to make it work. Could face shields be the answer?

Illustration of a blue sedan on a road with mountains and clouds in the background

June 30, 2020

Is it safe to rent a car?

MIT Medical answers your COVID-19 questions. Today’s question comes from someone who wants to get out of the city to go hiking or enjoy other social-distanced, outdoor activities. Is it safe to rent a car? What precautions should be taken?

Illustration of two houses surrounded by one white picket fence with several children, adults, and a dog in the enclosed yard

June 26, 2020

Creating bubbles that work for families and kids

No school. No daycare. No play dates or sleepovers. And now summer camp is canceled too? Daily life during the pandemic has been especially tough for parents and kids. MIT Medical pediatricians think “bubbles” may be the answer.

June 23, 2020

Air conditioning risks?

Summer’s officially here, the days are hot and humid, and it’s time to turn on the AC. Or is it? In a high-rise building with a shared HVAC system, what are the chances of airborne COVID-19 transmission through the vents if someone in another apartment is sick?

June 18, 2020

Is it time to expand your “bubble?”

As states reopen, we can get haircuts, eat at a restaurants, and go back to work in our labs. But when can the kids see grandma or have a play date? When can I start hanging out with the friends I used to hang out with in those pre-coronavirus days?

Small illustration of a toilet with a plume of several liquid droplets and questions marks shooting up from the toilet bowl

June 15, 2020

Public toilets and “toilet plumes”

MIT Medical answers your questions about COVID-19. Today’s topic? Sh*t happens. But when it happens in a public restroom, does it increase the risk for transmission of the virus?

Illustration of 2 children playing in a fenced-in backyard, seen through the window of a house

June 4, 2020

A rare COVID-19 complication for kids

Kids don’t get very sick with COVID-19. Or do they? Recently, we’ve been hearing more about a serious illness connected to the virus that is affecting children, teens, and even some young adults. What is it, and how worried should you be?

Illustration of a hand holding a red bell pepper under running water

June 2, 2020

How should I clean fruits and veggies?

MIT Medical answers your COVID-19 questions: Soap? Vinegar? Boiling water? What’s the best way to clean fruits and veggies in the age of COVID-19?

Illustration of two speech bubbles with one containing a question mark and one containing the letter A

May 28, 2020

Does wearing short sleeves and shorts increase risk?

May 28: MIT Medical answers your COVID-19 questions. Does wearing short sleeves and shorts increase risk?

May 28, 2020

Could CPAP machines help COVID-19 patients?

May 28: MIT Medical answers your COVID-19 questions. Could CPAP machines help COVID-19 patients? Got a question about COVID-19? Send it to us at medical@mit.edu, and we’ll do our best to provide an answer.

MIT Medical will be closed July 3–6 for the Independence Day holiday. All services, including Urgent Care, will be closed. View urgent care centers open during the holiday weekend.

Up-to-date information for the MIT community about COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019): medical.mit.edu/covid-19-updates

Covid-19 UpdatesCovid-19 Updates Archive

Pages

Covid-19 Updates
Covid-19 Updates Archive