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Serve Up Some Extra Precautions at Your Holiday Table This Year Public health officials urge families to keep celebrations small, avoid mixing households and open the windows
New York Times ^
| 11/6/21
| Tara Parker-Pope
Posted on 11/14/2021 9:44:08 AM PST by conservative98
It’s been a year of sacrifice, social distancing and skyrocketing stress. Can we at least enjoy holidays?
In terms of risk, the timing of the holiday season couldn’t be worse. The coronavirus is raging across the country, setting new daily infection records. More than 300,000 Americans have died of Covid-19, and small gatherings are believed to be fueling much of the spread. While public health officials caution against family and friends gathering in each other’s homes, they know many people plan to spend the holiday together anyway.
The solution? A scaled-back holiday celebration — with open windows, fewer people and a big serving of precautions.
“You don’t want to be the Grinch that stole Thanksgiving,” said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert. “But this may not be the time to have a big family gathering. That doesn’t mean no one should gather for Thanksgiving. It’s not going to be one size fits all. You’ve got to be careful. It depends on the vulnerability of the people you’re with and your need to protect them.”
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Dr. Miller also suggests turning on exhaust fans, which are typically found in bathrooms and over the stove. While those precautions won’t eliminate risk, even a few exhaust fans, combined with opened windows, can help.
“Exhaust fans were put in homes specifically to take out contaminants that are a problem,” said Dr. Miller. “You are creating a negative pressure inside the space, sucking air out at a higher rate.” (Don’t use a regular fan, she warns, which just moves air around the room and can increase risk to the group if someone nearby is infected.)
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To: conservative98
Fauci's Thans giving Safety Tips
*Also be sure to check out the air cleaners from the New York Times while we profit off the pandemic.
To: conservative98
30 degrees out and he says “open the windows”. That’ll defeat the purpose as we Wil. All have to huddle together to keep from going hypothermical while eating cold turkey
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posted on
11/14/2021 9:46:52 AM PST
by
Bob434
To: conservative98
Depending on the home, weather conditions and other variables, research shows that opening multiple windows — the wider, the better, and in every room if possible — can increase the air exchange rate to as much as three times an hour. If it’s cold outside, turn up the heat or use space heaters as needed.
To: conservative98
Open your windows in freezing weather but don’t dare burn coal, gas or wood to heat your home.
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posted on
11/14/2021 9:48:49 AM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
To: conservative98
Solution #9,633 brought to you by your friendly, favorite government — “turn on your bathroom fans.”
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posted on
11/14/2021 9:49:19 AM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“…in any great disaster, there's a Harvard man in the middle of it.” ~ Thomas Sowell)
To: conservative98
Masks and gloves kiddies. Masks and gloves.
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posted on
11/14/2021 9:49:40 AM PST
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
To: rktman
Fornicate that solid waste. Heh.
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posted on
11/14/2021 9:51:10 AM PST
by
AFB-XYZ
(Stand up, or bend over)
To: Bob434
“30 degrees out and he says “open the windows”.
That and the fact that the cost of heating the home is going through the roof, if the Wuhan doesn’t get you, the pneumonia will.
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posted on
11/14/2021 9:51:25 AM PST
by
hanamizu
What’s next? Suggesting a mandated, nationwide “Jonestown” will erradicate the virus?
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posted on
11/14/2021 9:51:30 AM PST
by
llevrok
(Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
To: conservative98
The NYT says to open the windows. I’m going a step further. I’ be placing a huge fan at every window of my home. I just don’t know which way the fans should be pointed. Dr. Fauci, please advise.
Anyway, here I am wheeling one fan into position.
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posted on
11/14/2021 9:54:11 AM PST
by
Leaning Right
(The steal is real.)
To: conservative98
If you keep your head under water to avoid breathing COVID you will be as healthy as you are now for the rest of your life!
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11/14/2021 9:55:24 AM PST
by
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posted on
11/14/2021 9:57:38 AM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
To: conservative98
I find it unbelievable they are still pushing this fear nonsense. But I suppose there are a lot of people who are more comfortable with the government running their lives.
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posted on
11/14/2021 9:57:57 AM PST
by
Yogafist
To: Leaning Right
Now that is one big-ass fan.
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posted on
11/14/2021 10:01:56 AM PST
by
Blennos
( )
To: conservative98
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posted on
11/14/2021 10:07:11 AM PST
by
4Liberty
(Let's go Brandon 👏 ...👏 ...👏👏👏 https://youtu.be/qr_F_XQrukM?t=1)
To: conservative98
Good idea on opening windows. Jeez, I should have thought of that one before. And it will help save the planet since I can turn my refrigerator off.
Dear Family,
You are all invited to Thanksgiving at my home. I am turning off the heat and opening the windows. Lord Fauci wants us to protect each other. Please dress warmly. Layer your clothes, but do not wear ugly Christmas sweaters. (This is Thanksgiving, not Christmas.) Neoprene ski masks may provide extra warmth instead of your normal face diapers. You may want to bring your favorite blanket. Due to social distancing requirements we will be eating in separate rooms.
Love,
Grandpa
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posted on
11/14/2021 10:09:26 AM PST
by
ConservativeInPA
("Goats are like mushrooms. Because if you shoot a duck, I'm afraid of toasters." - Joe Biden)
To: conservative98
I have another way to take extra precautions.
It involves rope, lamp posts and unelected bureaucrats sticking their noses into my life.
Some assembly is required but I am sure I can figure it out.
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posted on
11/14/2021 10:13:22 AM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(add a dab of lavender in milk, leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing with it)
To: conservative98
“You don’t want to be the Grinch that stole Thanksgiving,” said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci... "That's my job," he continued...
To: conservative98
I don’t need advice from the government on how to run my life.
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posted on
11/14/2021 10:20:59 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(Kick the creepy, sleepy, drooling self-pooping methane blaster out of the Oval Office. )
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