Your Patient Plans to Travel Despite COVID-19 Risk? Here’s the Latest CDC Guidance to Share
12/04/2020
Make no mistake: Federal officials recommend the American public stay home over the upcoming holidays in order to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cases of COVID-19 are surging across the country and flooding—in some cases, overwhelming—hospitals, pushing many to postpone elective procedures in order to preserve capacity. Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, MD, warned of a “surge within a surge” following Thanksgiving despite prior recommendations against travel and large gatherings, according to FierceHealthcare.
Acknowledging many people may still be weighing whether to travel over the holidays, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials offered new guidance on Wednesday.