The NBC News correspondent, who is vaccinated, shared how he and his wife are taking precautions ahead of Labor Day weekend after a vaccinated friend tested positive.
NBC News correspondent Tom Costello shared a cautionary tale on Friday about a breakthrough COVID-19 case involving a vaccinated friend as millions of families are mulling over travel plans for Labor Day weekend.
Costello spoke on the 3rd hour of TODAY about how his plans to travel with his wife on Saturday for the holiday weekend got more complicated after spending time with friends a few days ago.," Costello said."Two days later, he calls me and he says, 'I'm COVID-positive, I'm a breakthrough case.' So now we're concerned because of course we're supposed to travel, supposed to see a family member who's immunocompromised.
Costello and his wife, Astrid, have since been getting daily antigen and PCR tests for COVID-19 ahead of their trip. "We're going to double mask," he said while holding up a mask."When we get there, we may self quarantine for a couple of days so that we're well past the risk period.
"But that's the problem with this delta variant," he said."You just don't know. You may say, 'I'm fine, I'm safe, I'm vaccinated.' Yeah, but what if you carry it to someone who's compromised, you give it to a child who can't be vaccinated? The risks are so high."
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