Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe

For the last four years, thes volunteers in New Jersey have prepared a traditional sit down Thanksgiving feast for seniors. But this year, due to the pandemic, Organizer's had to get creative by pre packaging and freezing the meals. Normally, we have this beautiful spread have participants helping with serving. So it's on site toe. Actually, cancel it just didn't feel right. So we just had to figure out a different way. So we thought, Well, why not just take the dinner and which we normally have? Package it up, freeze it and do a trunk like grab and go? As Thanksgiving approaches, many people are trying to decide if and how they will celebrate. In its holiday guidance, the CDC notes small gatherings air contributing to the rise in co vid 19 cases. But experts say you don't have to cancel Thanksgiving. There are ways to spend time safely together. You gather for a conversation around the fire pit or tow, watch a sporting event together, or play a family game, or go for a walk or some other activity that allows you to wear your face covering and kind of maintain physical distance. As for hosting a traditional meal. It's certainly untraditional toe have Thanksgiving outdoors, but it would be memorable If you can't be outdoors, you need to really ensure that your indoor space can accommodate 6 ft a six a 6 ft bubble around every person, and we really recommend that you ventilate your space. If traveling is part of the plan, double check the quarantine and testing requirements. If crossing state lines. If you're traveling to another county or state, there may be additional safety precautions you need to take or regulations or policies in place, so you certainly should look got up. And while traditions may look different this year, the sentiment can still be the same. We know how important it is, and we know how much it means to them that they have this meal and that they know that they're appreciated and loved by the community, something the coronavirus can't take away. Kathy Young, Associated Press

A safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but health experts know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry turkey: Stay home. Don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t travel. If you must gather, do it outdoors.With a fall surge of coronavirus infections gripping the U.S., many Americans are forgoing tradition and getting creative with celebrations.For the first time in five years, Atlanta nutrition consultant Marisa Moore won바카라 게임 웹사이트�t travel to South Carolina to see her large extended family. Instead, she plans to video chat with them as she attempts her first home-baked apple pie. When it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s time to eat, they바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll compare plates.바카라 게임 웹사이트�We바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll talk all day,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Moore said.On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its holiday guidance, noting the virus crisis is worsening and that small household gatherings are 바카라 게임 웹사이트�an important contributor." The CDC said older adults and others at heightened risk of severe illness should avoid gathering with people outside their households.Experts point to Canada, where Thanksgiving was celebrated Oct. 12. Clusters of cases tied to family gatherings followed. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�This sucks. It really, really does,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said two weeks later.There바카라 게임 웹사이트�s no need to cancel the holiday. Spending time with loved ones is important for health too, said Lacy Fehrenbach, Washington state deputy secretary of health.The coronavirus spreads more easily when people are crowded together inside, so Fehrenbach encourages new outdoor traditions such as hiking as a family. Guest lists for indoor feasts should be small enough so people can sit 6 feet apart while unmasked and eating, she said. 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The magic day to start a pre-Thanksgiving quarantine is Nov. 13, according to Lindsey Leininger, who leads the Nerdy Girls, a cadre of scientists collaborating on a website called Dear Pandemic.A strict quarantine would mean no grocery shopping, no working outside the home and no in-person school for 14 days.What about testing? The best day to test would be as close to Turkey Day as possible while still leaving enough time to get results. But a test might not catch a still brewing infection, so the best plan is to quarantine for two weeks 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the time it can take for symptoms to show up.Instead of that rigmarole, Leininger said her children will see their grandparents via Zoom on Thanksgiving. 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Up and down the route, the feast will be divided into boxes and delivered.바카라 게임 웹사이트�It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a sad time,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Garcia said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�But it can also be a grateful time: that we바카라 게임 웹사이트�re all here, that we have a roof over our head, a job to go to and enough food to go around. And for those that don바카라 게임 웹사이트�t have enough, we can say, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Here바카라 게임 웹사이트�s a plate.바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트�___AP video journalist Kathy Young contributed to this report.___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

With a fall surge of coronavirus infections gripping the U.S., many Americans are forgoing tradition and getting creative with celebrations.

For the first time in five years, Atlanta nutrition consultant Marisa Moore won바카라 게임 웹사이트�t travel to South Carolina to see her large extended family. Instead, she plans to video chat with them as she attempts her first home-baked apple pie. When it바카라 게임 웹사이트�s time to eat, they바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll compare plates.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�We바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll talk all day,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Moore said.

On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its , noting the virus crisis is worsening and that small household gatherings are 바카라 게임 웹사이트�an important contributor." The CDC said older adults and others at heightened risk of severe illness should avoid gathering with people outside their households.

Experts point to Canada, where Thanksgiving was celebrated Oct. 12. Clusters of cases tied to family gatherings followed. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�This sucks. It really, really does,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said two weeks later.

There바카라 게임 웹사이트�s no need to cancel the holiday. Spending time with loved ones is important for health too, said Lacy Fehrenbach, Washington state deputy secretary of health.

The coronavirus spreads more easily when people are crowded together inside, so Fehrenbach encourages new outdoor traditions such as hiking as a family. Guest lists for indoor feasts should be small enough so people can sit 6 feet apart while unmasked and eating, she said. Open the windows to keep air circulating.

The more people who attend a gathering, the greater the chances that someone in the party will be carrying the virus, Fehrenbach said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�even someone that you know and love.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

On any other Thanksgiving, dozens of Olga Garcia바카라 게임 웹사이트�s family members would squeeze into her home to make tamales, watch football and tell stories. This year, the 61-year-old professional caregiver will deliver food to family spread along 30 miles of the North Cascades Highway in Washington state.

If the plan works, everyone will sit down at the same time to eat in their own homes and join a group phone call.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�We바카라 게임 웹사이트�re going to be wise about this,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Garcia said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�We바카라 게임 웹사이트�re just crossing our fingers that in 2021 we바카라 게임 웹사이트�ll be able to sit down at our table and get crazy again.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

What about a quarantine? The magic day to start a pre-Thanksgiving quarantine is Nov. 13, according to Lindsey Leininger, who leads the Nerdy Girls, a cadre of scientists collaborating on a website called

A strict quarantine would mean no grocery shopping, no working outside the home and no in-person school for 14 days.

What about testing? The best day to test would be as close to Turkey Day as possible while still leaving enough time to get results. But a test might not catch a still brewing infection, so the best plan is to quarantine for two weeks 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the time it can take for symptoms to show up.

Instead of that rigmarole, Leininger said her children will see their grandparents via Zoom on Thanksgiving. After dinner, the family will meet neighbors in the driveway for pie.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�We bring our own pie and they bring their own pie,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Leininger of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�It바카라 게임 웹사이트�s cold here in northern New England, but pie can be a quick activity.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

When it seems cruel that everything most loved about Thanksgiving is forbidden, finding humor in absurdity can help. In a on Twitter, New York comedian Matt Buechele offers an increasingly silly list of Thanksgiving precautions, including water balloons filled with gravy and kids' tables for all.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�Before we eat, everyone바카라 게임 웹사이트�s going to go around the table, say one thing they바카라 게임 웹사이트�re thankful for and one thing they scream into their pillow at night,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Buechele said.

That's a joke, but the comedian thinks it could be a cathartic practice. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�The thing I continue to scream into my pillow is, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Why is it like this? It didn바카라 게임 웹사이트�t have to be this way! And, my God, when will it end?바카라 게임 웹사이트�" he said.

In New Jersey, the nonprofit HealthBarn Foundation usually co-hosts a sit-down Thanksgiving feast for 150 older adults. This year, volunteers prepared and froze individual meals and packaged them in insulated bags. Seniors will be able reheat the food at home.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�No one wanted to cancel it,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said HealthBarn director Stacey Antine. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�You want to show that you still love people and honor them. And you want to make sure that they have nutritious food for this important holiday dinner.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

In Washington state, Garcia will get up before dawn to roast a 20-pound turkey and bake capirotada, a bread pudding layered with cheese, bananas, raisins, cinnamon and pecans. Her siblings will prepare other specialties in their homes: tamales, enchiladas, pico de gallo, ceviche, green bean casserole, yams with marshmallows, pumpkin pie and pecan pie. Up and down the route, the feast will be divided into boxes and delivered.

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AP video journalist Kathy Young contributed to this report.

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Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe

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