Despite warnings from public health officials not to travel for Thanksgiving, plenty of people are doing just that. Reports from airports across the country describe large crowds. “I’m extraordinarily concerned that this is going to continue to be a driver of more and more cases,” says
Thomas A. Russo, MD, professor of
medicine and chief of the
Division of Infectious Diseases. He notes that the crowds are a clear indication of COVID-19 fatigue. “People will justify what they want to do and just don’t seem to want to accept the reality that all of these actions can spread the virus,” he says.