Families can celebrate Halloween this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said.
“I would say put on those costumes, stay outside, and enjoy your trick-or-treating,” Walensky said onBut Walenksy also urged “prevention strategies” due to the ongoing potential for COVID-19 to spread during holiday gatherings. The infection rate from the contagious Delta variants has dropped by 50% since September, she said, but more than 70,000 cases and 1,500 deaths are still being reported each day.
Looking ahead to other upcoming holidays in November and December, Walensky gave similar advice. She encouraged everyone to get vaccinated, both to protect themselves and family members such as children who aren’t yet eligible to be vaccinated and older relatives who may face higher risks for severe disease.
“It’s critically important that we gather, that we be together with family and friends during these holidays,” she said. “And we have the prevention strategies that we know work to be safe for those holidays.”called “Delta plus.” The U.K. is reporting an increasing number of cases of the Delta subvariant.. “We have had a handful of cases here in the United States, but it has not taken off as it has in the U.K.
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