BREAKING: CDC recommends against Thanksgiving travel.

This is serious folks! We have not yet even begun to see the worst of what’s to come next month. #COVID19

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/thanksgiving.html

2) and if hosting a gathering, they recommend virtual or “Have a small outdoor meal with family and friends who live in your community.”

3) the reason we haven’t even seen the worst yet is because of death lag. All the surging cases so far this month won’t translate into deaths for 3 weeks — until after Thanksgiving / into December. https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1329435902607814661

4) I’m glad to see the CDC unleashed finally and not giving a care / less care about political ramifications. I doubt CDC would have been allowed to “cancel thanksgiving” if Biden had not won. https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1329340822450528258

5) “Amid this critical phase, the C.D.C. is recommending against travel during the Thanksgiving period,” said Dr. Henry Walke, Covid-19 incident manager at the agency, during a news briefing. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/19/world/covid-19-coronavirus/the-cdc-strongly-urged-americans-to-avoid-travel-for-thanksgiving

6) “We’re alarmed,” citing an exponential increase in Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. “What we’re concerned about is not only the actual mode of travel — whether it’s an airplane or bus or car, but also the transportation hubs we’re concerned about, as well.”