Are Furniture Deliveries OK Now? Dr. Mallika Marshall Answers Your Coronavirus Questions

BOSTON (CBS) — Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your coronavirus-related medical questions. If you have a question for Dr. Mallika, email her or message her on Facebook or Twitter. I ordered furniture early in March. It is finally ready, but I don’t know if it’s safe to let delivery people into my house. My husband and I are both over 65 – Kathy If they can leave the furniture outside your door for you to bring in yourself, that’s ideal. But it may be too large and too heavy, and you don’t want to injure yourself. So if you’re going to have delivery people in your home, they should wear masks and gloves, if possible. You should stay a safe distance away from them. Open up windows to improve ventilation. And to be on the safe side, wipe down anything they may have touched while they were there. I’ve seen on the news and various internet sites that no one really knows if COVID-19 antibodies provide any protection what-so-ever. Is this true? – Andy It’s true that many questions remain and not all antibody tests are the same. Having a positive coronavirus antibody test suggests you were exposed or infected with a coronavirus at some point. Perhaps the novel coronavirus that’s causing the pandemic or another coronavirus which causes the common cold. It’s still unclear whether having antibodies can protect someone from catching the virus again and if so, for how long. My live-in boyfriend helped his mom in her house and while he wore a mas...
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