CDC Updates COVID-19 Thanksgiving Guidance Discouraging Travel.<br />The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a telebriefing on Nov. 19.<br />The agency is now recommending that Americans stay home for the holiday.<br />With Thanksgiving approaching our hearts and minds turn to visiting family and friends, Dr. Henry Walke, the CDC's COVID-19 incident manager, via briefing.<br />Amid this critical phase, the CDC is recommending against travel during the Thanksgiving period. , Dr. Henry Walke, the CDC's COVID-19 incident manager, via briefing.<br />For those who still decide to travel, the CDC advises doing so "as safely as possible.".<br />Our hope is that the recommendations posted online today can help people celebrate as safely as possible .., Dr. Henry Walke, the CDC's COVID-19 incident manager, via briefing.<br />... all Americans want to do the right things to protect our families, even when there are hard decisions to be made. , Dr. Henry Walke, the CDC's COVID-19 incident manager, via briefing.<br />According to the Covid Tracking Project, <br />a record high of 79,410 coronavirus-related <br />hospitalizations were reported in the U.S. on Nov. 18.<br />According to Johns Hopkins University, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 250,000 Americans
