since tests are so widely available now, that should be something that a person should be willing to do, rather than put everyone else at risk. reporter: covid cases are on the rise in 25 states, and hospitalizations are up in 22d states. we re really uncharted territories, and it s not clear what s going to happen over the next six to ten weeks. reporter: to protect yourself, infectious disease expert dr. michael osterholm says get your booster shots now. for those who are fully vaccinated but now have reached that six-month time period after their doses they received, they need to get boosters. reporter: and if you plan on celebrating with loved ones over the next few days, doctors suggest spending time outdoors or leaving windows open. just other steps to reduce transmission. tony. o donnell: good advice. love seeing familiar thanksgiving scenes. president biden is celebrating president biden is celebrating presidency on nantuckett,
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and then anything that you can do in the setting, keeping windows open, trying to make gatherings lovely and enjoyable but also you don t have to linger and you can keep them relatively short. yeah, keep everybody safe. and also we look tomorrow to black friday and that is crowded spaces, right? what should people be thinking about before hitting those sales where you are just kind of jammed in there with a bunch of other people who you don t know their vaccination status or if they are feeling sick or not? right. well, i m hoping this year that people can think of black friday as not a single day but a concept that stretches out over a week. big box stores have really tried to help us with that. so black friday deals started before thanksgiving. they are extending them longer to try to spread people out. there is every deal is actually available online. and also there is a lot of curbside contact-free pickup and stores are doing special hours for the elderly and
with dr. megan ranney, an emergency physician and associate dean of public health at brown university. dr. ranney, thanks so much. happy holidays. let s begin with the upcoming-thanksgiving holiday. you have suggested rapid testing immediately prior to gathering with family on this holiday. what else would you suggest that we do to stay safe this-holiday season? if it s cold out, do we need to throw those windows open? what do you think? so, it really depends on a couple of things. first is what percentage of your guests are fully vaccinated? the more of them that are fully vaccinated, the better. the second is how many people are coming? and are they coming from areas where there is a lot of covid right now? that makes it a little higher risk. and the third part is those rapid tests. they help to ensure you that no one is infectious the day of your get-together. depending on how those three variables fall, i do encourage opening windows, having air filters, or maybe even taking it o
people that are unvaccinated, then i recommend making sure you have windows open, good filtration or maybe even taking the celebration outdoors. thanksgiving is not a day to argue about vaccines. it s a day to enjoy being with your family, but you may be able to listen and overcome some hesitancy to family members, knowing there s no way for them to get vaccinated before thanksgiving at this point. maybe they can get it done before christmas. wow. thanksgiving usually a time to relax and be with friends and family, but something tells me it s still going to be a little stressful as a result of all of those dynamics you just pointed out for us. nonetheless, happy thanksgiving to you. you too. all right. thank you so much, dr. megan ranee. the next hour of the cnn newsroom starts right now. all right. hello, again, everyone, i m fredricka whitfield. we begin with reaction in the verdict of the kyle rittenhouse trial across the u.s.ment demonstrators gathering in