Thanksgiving Travel Tips: The dos and donโts for holiday travel
AAA released its annual Thanksgiving travel report and said 2.4 million people will be hitting the skies for this holiday. UF Health Jacksonvilleโs Director of Infectious disease, Chad Neilsen, told News4Jax it is important to be prepared to travel with other people during a pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released new guidance that says a double layer mask could help not only stop the spread of COVID-19, but protect the person wearing it. Neilsen said a double layer mask is exactly how it sounds itโs two pieces of fabric. โStart limiting certain events that could be risky so particularly college students, stop going to bars, stop going to restaurants so that way youโre limiting your risk of bringing it home,โ Neilsen said.
Are babies supposed to wear face coverings? (No). Why do we need these now? Your mask questions, answered
In case you missed it, health officials are now recommending that people wear cloth face coverings in public settings, for example, in spots where it might be difficult to maintain social distancing. Just keep in mind: โThese face coverings are not a substitute for social distancing. Cloth face coverings are especially important to wear in public in areas of widespread COVID-19 illness.โGot it. Wearing cloth face coverings is an additional public health measure. โCloth face coverings can be made from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost,โ the CDC said.