Consumer Reports – “With widespread vaccination on the horizon, here’s what you should know about safely socializing until then..Though there’s no official guidance on the concept from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a quarantine “pod” or “bubble” is a small group of people who agree to interact without safety measures only with each other, taking strict precautions outside the group—such as limiting trips to the grocery store and always wearing a mask in public. One family might pair up with another household or two, for example, or a group of single friends might form a pod together. Here, advice on whether you should consider a quarantine pod or bubble strategy for the remainder of the winter and spring, and how to create one as safely as possible…” [h/t Pete Weiss]