CNN Medical Expert: ‘Consider Spending Time Apart This Thanksgiving So That You…Can Spend Time Together Every Thanksgiving After This’

EXCERPT:

EL-SAYED: "Unfortunately, we have seen cases continuing to grow since the middle of October. And what I am really worried about is what’s happening in just a couple of days now, which is Thanksgiving. And we know this surge is largely driven by the changing weather and the changing behavioral patterns that come with changing weather, people going inside and sometimes spending more time less physically distant without masks and in settings like a home or — or — or other spaces. And so, this is really concerning and Thanksgiving, of course, is a place, time where people come together with family. So, it’s really, really critical. If you’re concerned about the fact that hospitalizations are up, that hospitals are full in regions across this country, then maybe you consider spending time apart this Thanksgiving so that you know that every person in your family can spend time together every Thanksgiving after this because, of course, 258,000 families are thinking about a Thanksgiving with somebody who will never be with them again at that table. And so, we have got to do what we can to protect ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities."