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It's time to recalculate your COVID 'risk budget'. Here's how

The omicron situation seems to be changing so fast that it's hard to figure out which activities are safe on any given day. Two experts guide us through how to make a smart risk budget.
Do we still need to "stay home" to stay safe?

After two years of this pandemic we've gotten the hang of a few things, like wearing a mask in crowds and washing our hands frequently.

Vaccines and boosters are here. Testing is more available — though rapid tests can still be hard to find in some parts of the country.

And yet, the vastly more infectious omicron variant has thrown our COVID routines into disarray. The situation seems to change so fast it's hard to figure out which activities are safe

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