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The video discusses CDC guidelines for vaccinated individuals, allowing them to gather indoors without masks or social distancing in small groups. Vaccinated people can visit unvaccinated individuals at low risk for severe illness and skip testing after COVID exposure if asymptomatic. The CDC advises continued mask-wearing and social distancing in public. A study highlights that obesity increases the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19, emphasizing the need for intensive management of COVID-related illnesses in severely obese individuals.

What did CDC researchers find about adults with a body mass index of 45 or higher?

What do the findings of the study highlight regarding the management of COVID-related illnesses?