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Molly Wiese was perplexed. His parents and siblings live in Southern California and Wiese, a 35-year-old lawyer, has been home every Christmas since moving to Minnesota in 2007.
Because of the pandemic, Wiese thought it would be wiser to stand still for once, but in June, Wiese’s father diagnosed him with level four cancer and feared it was his last holiday season.
Should she fly with her husband and two young children to California, exposing her immunocompromised father to the threat of COVID-19?Or home and miss and create valuable Christmas memories with your parents and children?
Her children are in day care and Wiese’s husband works in a school. They do not have enough vacation time to quarantine before or after a flight, and driving 8 circular days is not practical.
He is afraid to give his father a coronavirus, but his parents, who live in the city of Yucaipa, Inland Empire, feel he values the threat of seeing Wiese’s youth and spending “our general Christmas,” he says.
“Ideally, we’d have a vaccine,” he said. But I don’t think it’s a realistic expectation. “Pfizer, the obvious leader in the COVID vaccine race, says he may not even be in a position to seek approval of the vaccine until the end of November at the very soon.
Although Wiese’s conundrum is onerous, his account illustrates the difficult resolve millions of Americans will have to make to know if and how to do it for the winter break.
The most productive way to prevent the spread of the disease would be by traveling or expanding social circles. For local celebrations, self-quarantine for two weeks before a holiday would minimize the threat if all visitors agreed to do the same. other people have to paint outside the house.
For everyone, after at least seven months of lockdown, winter vacations are an almost insurmountable temptation. Even public fitness experts and infectious diseases the dilemma.
“There is a lot to be gained from physical contact, being in this room and on a two-dimensional Zoom or FaceTime screen,” said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the University of California. . “San Francisco. ” And even to cuddle, with the right preparation. “
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the national authority on infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health, is not immune to the problem. He told the PRI’s “The World” on Oct. 13 that he and his 3 adult daughters, who live in another state, were still deciding whether being in combination “was worth it. “
The next day, Fauci told CBS Evening News that his family’s Thanksgiving meeting was over, given the dangers posed by air travel. “You’d probably have to bite the bullet and sacrifice this social gathering, unless you’re pretty sure the other people are dealing with infected,” he said.
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. Deborah Birx, the Trump administration’s senior COVID coordinator, warned that Thanksgiving gatherings can simply spread the virus.
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In California, public fitness officials take a “risk reduction” approach: they inspire multi-home meetings, but have issued rules to make meetings safer if they take outdoor positions and last less than two hours.
Los Angeles County officials, who have noticed an increase in transmission rates in recent weeks, have issued similar advice, recognizing that others separated from their loved ones for months are waiting for that contact.
“We are threading the needle here, however, I think it is appropriate for us to do some of the activities that other people desperately need, with full compliance with the guidelines,” Barbara Ferrer, director of the county health branch, said at a press conference on October 14.
Around the world, national holidays have fuelled the spread of COVID-19 explosively. In China, where the pandemic began, about five million people who participated in the Chinese New Year left Wuhan, the epicentre of the epidemic, before the ban was declared. In Iran, the pandemic was helped through Nowruz, a two-week spring birthday party that encouraged millions of others to organize in Israel, devout festivals and Purim meetings caused widespread broadcast in late March.
Memorial Day, July 4, and Labor Day celebrations have fueled outbreaks in the United States, which is why Thanksgiving scares public fitness officials. Last year, more than 55 million people were expected to do so in the days surrounding the fourth Thursday in November.
However, officials across the country are friendly when it comes to warning.
In Minnesota, where Wiese lives and instances are at record levels, officials are urging the public to avoid crowded department stores and giant gatherings indoors with other homes, but say Thanksgiving dinners al fresco with local friends and a circle of relatives are less risky. not like spending Thanksgiving outdoors in Minnesota. The average high temperature in Minneapolis on November 26 is 33 degrees.
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, waved his hands to avoid gambling.
If you cannot quarantine for 10 to 14 days before the occasion, i. e. without contact with others other than your family members who are also quarantined, do not go to another family’s Thanksgiving dinner, he said: I noticed. too many examples of other vulnerable people who fall and die after attending weddings Arrange funerals and anniversaries.
“Let this be your COVID year,” Osterholm said. “It is a very difficult year, but it is not necessary to introduce this virus into the environment of the circle of relatives and suffer the consequences. “
Osterholm and his spouse will spend Thanksgiving and Christmas without a extended family, even though their children and grandchildren are all local. Because all your grandchildren are in day care or school, there’s not enough time for your families to quarantine before enjoying a Christmas meal. Together.
He was sensitive to Wiese. Si’s “irresistible” fate she made the decision to fly to California, she said, she deserves to hijack her circle of relatives as much as imaginable 10 days in advance, and then not spend more than two days with her father.
“Even if she were infected, it probably wouldn’t be the most contagious until the third day,” she said. “So if you spend the two days with him, you may feel intelligent about the fact that you didn’t put them in danger. “
For those traveling, driving is much safer than flying because drivers can be remote in a capsule of the house and exposed to coronavirus through restaurants and disinfect the bathrooms and handles of the fuel pump. before touching them.
Dr. Iahn Gonsenhauser, head of quality and patient protection at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center, said he planned to drive with his circle of relatives, spend the night at a hotel in the direction, to spend Thanksgiving with his sister’s family circle in Colorado. .
He and his circle of relatives stay alone and paint from home as much as possible, leaving the house just to buy basic food and shopping while avoiding restaurants and grocery stores, he said. COVID or showed exposure to a positive user in COVID, everything would be canceled instantly.
“That’s why we make all plans with a refundable booking,” he says. “If other people have no way of recovering their reserves, they will most likely take an obvious risk. “
Chin-Hong presented this recommendation to holiday travelers: get tested before the flight for peace of mind, buy tickets on a plane that leaves the middle seats empty, wear a highly protective N95 mask and, in all likelihood, face masks, and blow the aircraft’s individual vents directly into the circle of relative members to disrupt possible viral particles. And, of course, wash your hands often.
Chin-Hong takes this technique to a planned circle of relatives going on vacation to New York to make a stop at her 80-year-old mother who needs to see her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren. Every scale they have may be the last. Chin-Hong said.
“For me, the benefit/risk ratio is helping me approve. “
After hearing the recommendation of Chin-Hong and other infectious disease experts, Wiese last weekend to buy plane tickets to make a stopover at his parents’ house.
“It helped us make a resolution that caused me a lot of anxiety,” he said.
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Molly Wiese was perplexed. His parents and siblings live in Southern California, and Wiese, a 35-year-old lawyer, has returned home every Christmas since moving to Minnesota in 2007.
Because of the pandemic, Wiese thought it would be wiser to stand still for once, but in June, Wiese’s father diagnosed him with level four cancer and feared it was his last holiday season.
Should she fly with her husband and two young children to California, exposing her immunocompromised father to the threat of COVID-19?Or home and miss and create valuable Christmas memories with your parents and children?
Her children are in day care and Wiese’s husband works in a school. They do not have enough vacation time to quarantine before or after a flight, and driving 8 circular days is not practical.
He is afraid to give his father a coronavirus, but his parents, who live in the city of Yucaipa, Inland Empire, feel he values the threat of seeing Wiese’s youth and spending “our general Christmas,” he says.
“Ideally, we’d have a vaccine,” he said. But I don’t think it’s a realistic expectation. “Pfizer, the obvious leader in the COVID vaccine race, says he may not even be in a position to seek approval of the vaccine until the end of November at the very soon.
Although Wiese’s conundrum is onerous, his account illustrates the difficult resolve millions of Americans will have to make to know if and how to do it for the winter break.
The most productive way to prevent the spread of the disease would be by traveling or expanding social circles. For local celebrations, self-quarantine for two weeks before a holiday would minimize the threat if all visitors agreed to do the same. other people have to paint outside the house.
For everyone, after at least seven months of lockdown, winter vacations are an almost insurmountable temptation. Even public fitness experts and infectious diseases the dilemma.
“You can earn a lot from physical contact, being in this room and on a two-dimensional Zoom or FaceTime screen,” said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the University of California. . ” San Francisco. ” And even to hug, with proper preparation. “
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Authority on Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, is not immune to the problem. He told PRI’s “The World” on October 13 that he and his three adult daughters, living in another state, were still deciding whether being in combination was “worth it. “
The next day, Fauci told “CBS Evening News” that his family’s Thanksgiving meeting ended, given the dangers posed by air travel. “You may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice this social gathering, unless you’re pretty sure the other people you’re dealing with aren’t infected,” he said.
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. Deborah Birx, the Trump administration’s lead coordinator in the fight opposing COVID, warned that Thanksgiving demonstrations could simply spread the virus.
Molly Wiese was perplexed. Her parents and siblings live in Southern California, and Wiese, a 35-year-old lawyer, has been home every Christmas since moving to Minnesota in 2007.
Because of the pandemic, Wiese thought it would be wiser to stand still for once, but in June, Wiese’s father diagnosed him with level four cancer and feared it was his last holiday season.
Should she fly with her husband and two young children to California, exposing her immunocompromised father to the threat of COVID-19?Or home and miss and create valuable Christmas memories with your parents and children?
Her children are in day care and Wiese’s husband works in a school. They do not have enough vacation time to quarantine before or after a flight, and driving 8 circular days is not practical.
He is afraid of giving his father a coronavirus, but his parents, who live in the city of Yucaipa, Inland Empire, appreciate the threat of seeing the young people of Wiese and spending “our general Christmas,” he said.
“Ideally, we’d have a vaccine,” he said. But I don’t think it’s a realistic expectation. “Pfizer, the obvious leader in the COVID vaccine race, says he may not even be in a position to seek approval of the vaccine until the end of November at the very soon.
Although Wiese’s conundrum is onerous, his story illustrates the difficult resolve millions of Americans will have to make to know if and how to do it for the winter break.
The most productive way to prevent the spread of the disease would be by traveling or expanding social circles. For local celebrations, self-quarantine for two weeks before a holiday would minimize the threat if all visitors agreed to do the same. other people have to paint outside the house.
For everyone, after at least seven months of lockdown, winter vacations are an almost insurmountable temptation. Even public fitness experts and infectious diseases the dilemma.
“You can earn a lot from physical contact, being in this room and on a two-dimensional Zoom or FaceTime screen,” said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the University of California. . ” San Francisco. ” And even to hug, with proper preparation. “
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Authority on Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, is not immune to the problem. He told PRI’s “The World” on October 13 that he and his three adult daughters, living in another state, were still deciding whether being in combination was “worth it. “
The next day, Fauci told CBS Evening News that his family’s Thanksgiving meeting was over, given the dangers posed by air travel. “You’d probably have to bite the bullet and sacrifice this social gathering, unless you’re pretty sure we’re dealing with the infected,” he said.
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. Deborah Birx, COVID’s senior coordinator for the Trump administration, warned that Thanksgiving meetings can simply spread the virus.
In California, public fitness officials take a “risk reduction” approach: they inspire multi-home meetings, but have issued rules to make meetings safer if they take outdoor positions and last less than two hours.
Los Angeles County officials, who have noticed an increase in transmission rates in recent weeks, have issued similar advice, recognizing that others separated from their loved ones for months are waiting for that contact.
“We are threading the needle here, however, I think it is appropriate that we do some of the activities that other people desperately need, in full compliance with the guidelines,” said Barbara Ferrer, the department’s public director, told a press convention. October 14.
Around the world, national holidays have fuelled the spread of COVID-19 explosively. In China, where the pandemic began, about five million people who participated in the Chinese New Year left Wuhan, the epicentre of the epidemic, before the ban was declared. In Iran, the pandemic was helped through Nowruz, a two-week spring birthday party that encouraged millions of others to Array In Israel, Purim’s birthday parties and devoted gatherings caused widespread transmission in late March.
Memorial Day, July 4, and Labor Day celebrations have fueled outbreaks in the United States, which is why Thanksgiving scares public fitness officials. Last year, more than 55 million people were expected to do so in the days surrounding the fourth Thursday in November.
However, across the country use a gentle touch when it comes to warnings.
In Minnesota, where Wiese lives and the authorities are at record levels, officials urge the public to avoid overcrowded department stores and giant indoor gatherings with other homes, but say outdoor Thanksgiving dinners with local friends and a circle of family members are less risky. not how to spend Thanksgiving outdoors in Minnesota. The maximum average temperature in Minneapolis on November 26 is 33 degrees.
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, waved his hands to avoid gambling.
If you cannot quarantine for 10 to 14 days before the occasion, i. e. without contact with others other than your family members who are also quarantined, do not go to another family’s Thanksgiving dinner, he said: I noticed. too many examples of other vulnerable people who fall and die after attending weddings Arrange funerals and anniversaries.
“Let this be your COVID year,” Osterholm said. “It is a very difficult year, but it is not necessary to introduce this virus into the environment of the circle of relatives and suffer the consequences. “
Osterholm and her spouse will get through Thanksgiving and Christmas without a long family, even if their children and grandchildren are all local. Because all of their grandchildren are in daycare or school, there isn’t enough time for their families to self-quarantine before enjoying a Christmas meal. together.
He was sensitive to Wiese. Si’s “irresistible” fate she made the decision to fly to California, she said, she deserves to hijack her circle of relatives as much as imaginable 10 days in advance, and then not spend more than two days with her father.
“Even if she were infected, it probably wouldn’t be the most contagious until the third day,” she said. “So if you spend the two days with him, you may feel intelligent about the fact that you didn’t put them in danger. “
For those traveling, driving is much safer than flying because drivers can be remote in a domestic capsule and exposed to coronavirus through restaurants and disinfect fuel pump baths and handles before touching them.
Dr. Iahn Gonsenhauser, head of quality and patient protection at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center, said he planned to drive with his circle of relatives, spend the night at a hotel in the direction, to spend Thanksgiving with his sister’s family circle in Colorado. .
He and his circle of relatives stay alone and paint from home as much as possible, leaving the house just to buy basic food and shopping while avoiding restaurants and grocery stores, he said. COVID or showed exposure to a positive user in COVID, everything would be canceled instantly.
“That’s why we make all plans with a refundable booking,” he says. “If other people have no way of recovering their reserves, they will most likely face obvious risk. “
Chin-Hong presented this recommendation to holiday travelers: get tested before the flight for peace of mind, buy tickets on a plane that leaves the middle seats empty, wear a highly protective N95 mask and, in all likelihood, face masks, and blow the aircraft’s individual vents directly into the circle of relative members to disrupt possible viral particles. And, of course, wash your hands often.
Chin-Hong takes this technique to a planned circle of relatives going on vacation to New York to make a stop at her 80-year-old mother who needs to see her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren. Every scale they have may be the last. Chin-Hong said.
“For me, the relationship of gaining advantages/threat is helping me pass and see it. “
After hearing the recommendation of Chin-Hong and other infectious disease experts, Wiese last weekend to buy plane tickets to stop over at his parents.
“It helped us make a resolution that caused me a lot of anxiety,” he said.
In California, public fitness officials take a “risk reduction” approach: they inspire multi-home meetings, but have issued rules to make meetings safer if they take outdoor positions and last less than two hours.
Los Angeles County officials, who have noticed an increase in transmission rates in recent weeks, have issued similar advice, recognizing that others separated from their loved ones for months are waiting for that contact.
“We’re threading the needle here, but I think it’s appropriate for us to do some of the activities other people desperately need, in full compliance with the guidelines,” Barbara Ferrer, the department’s public director, said at a press conference on October 14.
Around the world, national holidays have explosively fuelled the spread of COVID-19. In China, where the pandemic began, about five million more people for Chinese New Year left Wuhan, the epicentre of the epidemic, before a ban was enacted. In Iran, the pandemic was helped through Nowruz, a two-week spring birthday party that took millions of others to Array In Israel, Purim’s festivals and devoted gatherings caused widespread transmission last March.
Memorial Day, July 4, and Labor Day celebrations have fueled outbreaks in the United States, which is why Thanksgiving scares public fitness officials. Last year, more than 55 million people were expected to do so in the days surrounding the fourth Thursday in November.
However, officials across the country are friendly when it comes to warning.
In Minnesota, where Wiese lives and the authorities are at record levels, officials urge the public to avoid overcrowded department stores and giant indoor gatherings with other homes, but say outdoor Thanksgiving dinners with local friends and a circle of family members are less risky. not how to spend Thanksgiving outdoors in Minnesota. The maximum average temperature in Minneapolis on November 26 is 33 degrees.
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, waved his hands to avoid gambling.
If you cannot quarantine for 10 to 14 days before the occasion, i. e. without contact with others other than your family members who are also quarantined, do not go to another family’s Thanksgiving dinner, he said: I noticed. too many examples of other vulnerable people who fall and die after attending weddings Arrange funerals and anniversaries.
“Let this be your COVID year,” Osterholm said. “It is a very difficult year, but it is not necessary to introduce this virus into the environment of the circle of relatives and suffer the consequences. “
Osterholm and his wife will spend Thanksgiving and Christmas without a long family, even though their children and grandchildren are all local. Because all of their grandchildren are in daycare or school, there is not enough time for their families to self-quarantine before enjoying a Christmas meal together.
He was sensitive to Wiese. Si’s “irresistible” fate she made the decision to fly to California, she said, she deserves to hijack her circle of relatives as much as imaginable 10 days in advance, and then not spend more than two days with her father.
“Even if she were infected, it probably wouldn’t be the most contagious until the third day,” she said. “So if you spend the two days with him, you may feel intelligent about the fact that you didn’t put them in danger. “
For those traveling, driving is much safer than flying because drivers can be remote in a domestic capsule and exposed to coronavirus by giving up restaurants and disinfecting fuel pump baths and handles before touching them.
Dr. Iahn Gonsenhauser, chief of quality and patient protection at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, said he planned to drive with his circle of family members, spend the night at a hotel on the road, to spend Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving with her sister’s family circle in Colorado. .
He and his circle of relatives stay alone and paint from home as much as possible, leaving the house just to buy basic food and shopping while avoiding restaurants and grocery stores, he said. COVID or showed exposure to a positive user in COVID, everything would be canceled instantly.
“That’s why we make all plans with a refundable booking,” he says. “If other people have no way of recovering their reserves, they are more likely to face obvious risk. “
Chin-Hong presented this recommendation to holiday travelers: get tested before the flight for peace of mind, buy tickets on a plane that leaves the middle seats empty, wear a highly protective N95 mask and, in all likelihood, face masks, and blow the aircraft’s individual vents directly into the circle of relative members to disrupt possible viral particles. And, of course, wash your hands often.
Chin-Hong takes this technique to a planned circle of relatives going on vacation to New York to make a stop at her 80-year-old mother who needs to see her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren. Every scale they have may be the last. Chin-Hong said.
“For me, the benefit / risk ratio is helping me pass. “
After hearing the recommendation of Chin-Hong and other infectious disease experts, Wiese last weekend to buy plane tickets to make a stopover on her parents.
“It helped us make a resolution that caused me a lot of anxiety,” he said.
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