{"653036":{"#nid":"653036","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Holiday shopping in-person this year? Here are some ways to lower COVID risk","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith\u0026nbsp;vaccines available and\u0026nbsp;restrictions relaxed, many people are eager to shop for\u0026nbsp;holiday gifts in-person this season.\u0026nbsp;Others are struggling to understand the risks of contracting\u0026nbsp;COVID as the pandemic enters\u0026nbsp;a new phase of uncertainty. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/stephen-beckett\u0022\u003EStephen Beckett\u003C\/a\u003E, research scientist with the\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, works on\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECOVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool\u003C\/a\u003E, which can help shoppers gauge the risk of infections in groups of all sizes.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Actions such as mask wearing, reducing event sizes, or avoiding large events, getting vaccinated, being outdoors rather than indoors, or in areas with high quality air ventilation, can all help mitigate the risk that an individual will become infected and risk spreading COVID-19 in their community,\u0026quot; Beckett says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-11-19 16:22:48","changed_gmt":"2021-11-19 16:22:48","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/health\/wellness\/holiday-shopping-in-person-this-year-here-are-some-ways-to-lower-covid-risk\/ar-AAQLolL","dateline":{"date":"2021-11-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-11-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"181756","name":"Stephen Beckett"},{"id":"184289","name":"covid-19"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}