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Experts Advise Skipping Large Gatherings During COVID-19 Pandemic

Sept. 9, 2020


When it comes to “super-spreader events” such as conferences, weddings and rallies, Richard Watkins, M.D., a Northeast Ohio Medical University associate professor of internal medicine who specializes in infectious disease, agrees with other medical experts: “Don’t go.”

Dr. Watkins explains to Yahoo Life readers how dangerous these gatherings can be. “Your health should be more important to you than a one-time event. COVID-19 can cause long-term damage to your body and people should take it very seriously.”

Read more about super-spreader events in Yahoo Life.

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