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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.)

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


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A portable air cleaner can also reduce risk, but buy an appliance large enough for the room size, or obtain multiple air cleaners for a large space. Use this online search tool from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers and read more from Wirecutter, a New York Times company.
1 posted on 11/14/2021 9:44:08 AM PST by conservative98
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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.

2 posted on 11/14/2021 9:45:48 AM PST by conservative98
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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


3 posted on 11/14/2021 9:46:52 AM PST by Bob434
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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.


4 posted on 11/14/2021 9:48:21 AM PST by conservative98
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Open your windows in freezing weather but don’t dare burn coal, gas or wood to heat your home.


5 posted on 11/14/2021 9:48:49 AM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
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To: conservative98

Solution #9,633 brought to you by your friendly, favorite government — “turn on your bathroom fans.”


6 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)
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To: conservative98

Masks and gloves kiddies. Masks and gloves.


7 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? 😕)
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Fornicate that solid waste. Heh.


8 posted on 11/14/2021 9:51:10 AM PST by AFB-XYZ (Stand up, or bend over)
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“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.


9 posted on 11/14/2021 9:51:25 AM PST by hanamizu
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What’s next? Suggesting a mandated, nationwide “Jonestown” will erradicate the virus?


10 posted on 11/14/2021 9:51:30 AM PST by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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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.


11 posted on 11/14/2021 9:54:11 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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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!


12 posted on 11/14/2021 9:55:24 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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13 posted on 11/14/2021 9:57:38 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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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.


14 posted on 11/14/2021 9:57:57 AM PST by Yogafist
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To: Leaning Right

Now that is one big-ass fan.


15 posted on 11/14/2021 10:01:56 AM PST by Blennos ( )
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16 posted on 11/14/2021 10:07:11 AM PST by 4Liberty (Let's go Brandon 👏 ...👏 ...👏👏👏 https://youtu.be/qr_F_XQrukM?t=1)
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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

17 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)
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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.

18 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)
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“You don’t want to be the Grinch that stole Thanksgiving,” said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci...

"That's my job," he continued...

19 posted on 11/14/2021 10:13:28 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: conservative98

I don’t need advice from the government on how to run my life.


20 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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