CDC Advises No Travel for Thanksgiving

[applegrove]

CDC Advises No Travel for Thanksgiving

November 19, 2020 at 12:19 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 28 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/11/19/cdc-advises-no-travel-for-thanksgiving/

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The CDC issued new guidance on Thursday advising Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving, warning doing so may increase the chance of getting and spreading the coronavirus.

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[lindysalsagal]

1. Everyone I know is staying put.

[applegrove]

2. Scientists are saying 400,000 people could be dead by February. Stay

safe people.

[2naSalit]

3. Wasn't planning on going anywhere...

Even going to the grocery store is scary, I have no desire to leave the yard.

[The Genealogist]

4. I'm doing the same thing I have for years.

Working. I was actually originally going to take it off for once, but my partner has to have eye surgery Tuesday so i will be working after all.

[Dream Girl]

5. What am I supposed to do with my son when he comes home from college?

He with be flying PA to the Bay Area... 5 hours on a plane We are not planning a big dinner...just a nice Turkey dinner for the three of us. I was thinking of keeping windows open, wiping down, social distancing for the first 10 days or so.. Is anyone else dealing with similar circumstances?

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

9. No

My son is in college, but living here the whole time and doing classes online. Honestly, I could never do social distancing with my own kids. I'm not personally worried for myself, my husband, or my other child, so we would just opt to do the quarantine thing with him if we were in that situation. Plus, no keeping windows open in Maine this time of year, lol.

[Dream Girl]

10. I have comorbidities so need to be careful

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

12. Understood

That is not our circumstance. If you can afford it, you could pay to have him stay at a local motel... quarantine there. Are they really forcing the students out of on campus housing for the short Thanksgiving break? Are you talking about the break in between semsters around Christmas?

[Dream Girl]

13. Until Jan 25 so he can't stay for two months

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

14. Maybe have him stay at motel

for a bit and take a covid-19 test before moves back in with you? Not sure how long... you'd have to look up what that procedure is, but I think the quarantine time can be shortened if he gets a negative covid-19 test.

[oregonjen]

15. Yep! My college kid is taking a test before he comes home.

Luckily, it’s just a drive in the car, no airplanes. However, he will still be in quarantine at home for a time.
We’ve had many a discussion about this and we understand the risk of letting him back into our pod.

[Klaralven]

6. Time on the plane is probably not a big factor; it's getting to/from the plane.

Walke added that the CDC is concerned “about the transportation hubs.” He said he’s worried people won’t be able to maintain social distancing while waiting in line, for example, to board buses and planes.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/coronavirus-cdc-urges-americans-against-traveling-for-thanksgiving-as-coronavirus-outbreak-worsens.html

Public transportation or shared rides from the college to the PA airport is probably the risky segment.

[Dream Girl]

11. He will probably Uber to Newark airport

I’m hoping it won’t be as busy as past years because fewer people w8ll be traveling. We don’t have a choice because his break is over 8 weeks.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

7. No going any place

Hoping to conduct a family google meet with games if my parents can handle the tech.

[dhill926]

8. Happy to oblige...