It’s Time to Give Your Parents and Grandparents a Hug

John Whyte, MD
2 min readMar 14, 2021

We all need a hug right now, don’t we? Guess what? The data shows that for most people, if you been waiting to see someone and hug them, now may be the time.

Given the decrease in new COVID cases, hospitalizations, and deaths — especially in the elderly — the CDC says nursing homes should now allow indoor visitations. And that’s regardless of vaccination status! There’s a…

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John Whyte, MD

Physician, Author, Chief Medical Officer @ WebMD. I am passionate about changing how we think about #Health. Views my own.