WBUR's gabrieman talked with four doctors on how they plan to mitigate the risks of COVID, RSV and the flu this year on Thanksgiving. Here's what they said:
is just beginning to surge, said Lemieux, an infectious disease physician at Massachusetts General Hospital .
Lemieux said RSV is running through his household. So, only if everyone is better by Thanksgiving will they be joining family and friends in New York. “And I've been having my kids wear their masks for the week leading up [to Thanksgiving], even though masks aren't required in school,” she said.
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