Thanksgiving is approaching — and COVID-19 rates are surging in much of the US. So, how safe is it to gather with friends and extended family? Here's what the experts say:
"I think your biggest risk is at the airport," says Tan, where the situation is less predictable. There are more people and fewer controls.Even if there's no travel involved, gathering indoors with extended family and friends can be risky, especially if there's an older orThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people 65 years and older are at higher risk for getting a severe case of COVID-19.
Sharing a cabin with another family or extended family can be relatively low-risk, says Tan, if everyone attending has been following good hygiene practices — hand-washing, social distancing as much as possible and mask-wearing — in the days or weeks leading up to the event. Tan suggests one other precaution before the event: Make sure everybody has a flu shot."You don't want to bring something else into the mix.""Basically what we know about these tests is it only tells you at that particular point in time what your status is," she says. The tests often fail to show when someone is carrying COVID if their exposure has been very recent.
"I think it's really easy to get engulfed in all the bustle of the holiday and not really enjoy it because there's so many people and there's so much going on and you've got to say 'hi' to these people and clean up all the mess," Pineda says. This year, they're going to ignore the laundry and the dishes and just enjoy one another's company.
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