ONE MILLION Americans ignored CDC COVID guidelines to travel by plane on Friday: Dr Fauci urges nation to do 'risk-benefit assessment' before Thanksgiving travel as more crowds flood airports
- CDC last week urged Americans to enjoy holidays with people in their household
- Despite that warning, 1,019,836 passengers flew in the United States on Friday
- Fauci has urged Americans to do 'risk-benefit assessment' before Thanksgiving
- Health officials are concerned that holiday gatherings will cause cases to spike
- The US has seen a massive increase in cases with more than 1 million reported in a single week last week, bringing the count to well over 12 million infections
- There have been at least 255,909 deaths in the US as hospitalizations climb
- States like California, New York, Illinois and Rhode Island have implemented new lockdown restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the US
More than one million people traveled by plane in the United States on Friday despite the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) issuing new guidelines last week as Dr Anthony Fauci urged Americans to do a 'risk-benefit assessment' before Thanksgiving travel.
With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation's top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.
Despite those warnings, 1,019,836 passengers flew in the US on Friday, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
That number is 1.5 million less than on the same day in 2019 and it's the second-highest number of people to travel by air since the pandemic hit the US in March. On October 18, the TSA reported that 1,031,505 people boarded flights.
Meanwhile, Dr Fauci has urged Americans to really look at the bigger picture before they travel or make plans for the holidays.
More than one million people traveled by plane in the United States on Friday despite the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control ( CDC ) issuing new guidelines last week. Travelers at the Miami International Airport on Sunday
Travelers wearing protective face masks walking through Concourse D at the Miami International Airport on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Miami, Florida
With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation's top public health agency pleaded with Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. Travelers at the airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday
More than 1 million people (pictured in Chicago on Friday) traveled by plane in the United States on Friday despite the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) issuing new guidelines last week
With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation's top public health agency pleaded with Americans (pictured in Chicago on Friday) on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household
Despite those warnings, 1,019,836 passengers flew in the US on Friday, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Passengers are seen at the San Francisco International Airport on Friday
The CDC's Thanksgiving warning came last week and was some of the firmest guidance yet from the government on curtailing traditional gatherings to fight the outbreak. Travelers wait to check in at Jet Blue at Fort Lauderdale Airport
If families do decide to include returning college students, military members or others for turkey and stuffing, the CDC is recommending that the hosts take added precautions: Gatherings should be outdoors if possible, with people keeping 6 feet apart and wearing masks and just one person serving the food
Travelers wait for their luggage at Newark International Airport on November 21, 2020 in Newark, New Jersey
'I think the people in this country need to realistically do a risk-benefit assessment,' the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases told NBC anchor Chuck Todd on Meet the Press.
'Every family is different. Everyone has a different level of risk that they want to tolerate.
'But when you think of the holiday season and the congregating indoors at what are innocent, lovely functions, like meals with family and friends, you have got to at least think in terms of evaluating, do you have people in your family that are elderly, that might have underlying conditions, like someone on chemotherapy, or other things that weaken their immune system?'
Fauci said that families should also consider the areas people would be traveling from.
'Do you really want to get a crowd of 10, 15, 20 people, many of whom are coming in from places where they have gone from crowded airports, to planes, getting into the house?' he said.
While recognizing that some will host guests this holiday season, Fauci said they should 'at least give you and your family the benefit of having considered what is the risk-benefit of doing that'.
The CDC's Thanksgiving warning came last week and was some of the firmest guidance yet from the government on curtailing traditional gatherings to fight the outbreak.
Meanwhile, Dr Anthony Fauci (pictured) has urged Americans 'to realistically do a risk-benefit assessment'
While recognizing that some will host guests this holiday season, Fauci said they should 'at least give you and your family the benefit of having considered what is the risk-benefit of doing that'. This chart shows the states with travel restrictions in place
More than 12 million cases of the coronavirus have been reported in the US
Dr Erin Sauber-Schatz, of the CDC, cited the more than 1 million new cases in the US over a one-week period as the reason for the new guidance.
'The safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year is at home with the people in your household,' she said on Thursday.
If families do decide to include returning college students, military members or others for turkey and stuffing, the CDC is recommending that the hosts take added precautions: Gatherings should be outdoors if possible, with people keeping 6 feet apart and wearing masks and just one person serving the food.
The deadly comeback by the virus has been blamed in part on pandemic fatigue, or people getting tired of masks and other precautions. And surges were seen over the summer after Memorial Day and July Fourth, despite blunt warnings from health authorities.
The US has had more than 12 million diagnosed infections and at least 255,909 deaths from the coronavirus. CDC scientists believe that somewhere around 40 per cent of people who are infected do not have obvious symptoms but can still spread the virus.
Skyrocketing cases and hospitalizations have prompted state and city officials to issue new lockdown guidance.
California Gov Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the imposition of an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a virus case surge that officials fear could tax the state's health care system.
What officials called a limited stay-at-home order requires nonessential residents to stay home from 10pm to 5am. The order started Saturday and will last until December 21 but could be extended.
It covers 94 per cent of the state's nearly 40 million residents. California has reported 14,319 new coronavirus cases and 33 additional deaths.
'The virus is spreading at a pace we haven't seen since the start of this pandemic and the next several days and weeks will be critical to stop the surge. We are sounding the alarm,' Newsom said in a statement.
The US has had more than 12 million diagnosed infections and at least 255,909 deaths from the coronavirus. CDC scientists believe that somewhere around 40 per cent of people who are infected do not have obvious symptoms but can still spread the virus
In response to the governor's curfew, outraged Californians marched across the Pacific Coast Highway and cheered when a face mask was set aflame during a protest on Saturday.
The newest restrictions require people to stay home from 10pm to 5am unless they are responding to an emergency, shopping for groceries, picking up takeout or walking their dogs. The month-long curfew could be extended if rapidly worsening trends don't improve.
Also Thursday, Rhode Island Democratic Gov Gina Raimondo announced a 'two-week pause' with some business closures and capacity reduced for restaurants and houses of worship starting November 30.
Officials will reevaluate COVID-19 caseloads on December 13 and if they have not eased, she said 'a full state lockdown' will follow.
In New Hampshire, Republican Gov Chris Sununu previously resisted calls for a statewide mask mandate but issued an order requiring face coverings to be worn in public spaces indoors and outdoors.
Hospitals are struggling to keep up with non-coronavirus cases ranging from broken bones to heart attacks in states where COVID-19 cases are tying up resources.
In Kansas, rural hospitals are running into difficulty trying to transfer patients to larger hospitals for more advanced care.
'Whether it is regular pneumonia or appendicitis or fractures that need surgery, they have a limited amount of beds in their facilities and they are not taking a lot of these routine cases,' said Perry Desbien, a nurse practitioner who works in Smith Center and other rural communities.
'They are saying, "Send them home. Have them follow up in the office. Unless it is life-threatening, we don't want to see them either."'
California Gov Gavin Newsom (pictured) on Thursday announced the imposition of an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a virus case surge that officials fear could tax the state's health care system
In response to the governor's curfew, outraged Californians marched across the Pacific Coast Highway and cheered when a face mask was set aflame during a protest on Saturday
A large crowd of residents in Huntington Beach, California, (pictured) gathered to participate in a 'Curfew Breakers' rally in defiance of Newsom's new statewide curfew
Earlier this month, the Mayo Clinic Health System in Wisconsin announced it was suspending elective medical procedures.
Illinois Gov J.B. Pritzker noted that with COVID-19 patients claiming a quarter of the state's hospital beds, there are fewer resources for heart attack patients, expectant mothers or cancer patients.
'When we let our hospitals get overrun or even close to it, it is all of us suffering,' Pritzker said.
The Mayo Clinic Health System, a Midwest network of hospitals and clinics run by the world-renowned Mayo Clinic, reported that 905 staff members have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past two weeks.
Dr Amy Williams, executive dean of Mayo Clinic Practice, said the vast majority were exposed in the community and not at work.
'It shows how widely spread this is in our communities and how easy it is to get COVID-19 in the communities here in the Midwest,' she said.
In Kansas, 178 employees and doctors at a Topeka hospital had active coronavirus cases or were isolated and on leave because of contact with someone who had coronavirus.
And the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City and nearby clinics had 206 employees, including physicians, nurses and support staff, out as of Tuesday after testing positive.
An additional 260 were not at work and quarantining while they awaited test results.
Oklahoma has reported 3,406 new COVID-19 cases and 10 additional deaths, while Minnesota reported 7,219 new coronavirus cases and 40 new deaths.
Louisiana officials recorded 3,478 new cases and 27 deaths as North Carolina health authorities reported a single-day high of 4,514 new infections and 29 additional deaths.
Indiana has reported 6,255 new COVID-19 infections with 48 additional deaths.
The positivity rate — the percentage of tests coming back positive for the virus — has taken on a more prominent role in the nation's response to the crisis in recent days.
New York City shut down in-person classes in the nation's largest school system last week after the positivity rate surpassed 3 per cent. That angered families who believe it is too stringent a standard and question why bars and restaurants can remain open.
New York Gov Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that one major concern is Staten Island.
'Staten Island is a serious problem. Staten Island is also a problem in terms of overburdening hospitals and we’re running into a hospital capacity issue on Staten Island, which we have to be dealing with over the next few days,' he said.
The positivity rate has soared to record levels all around the nation. South Dakota, Iowa and Wyoming's rate are all averaging above 50 per cent, and the national average is now 10 per cent.
Operation Warp Speed head Dr Moncef Slaoui (right) spoke to CNN's Jake Tapper and said he believed on December 11 or 12 the first Americans could get vaccinated - and life could get back to normal by May
Pfizer has asked for an emergency use authorization for its coronavirus vaccine from the Food and Drug Administration and the agency is meeting December 10
Both Pfizer (left) and Moderna (right) have promising COVID-19 candidates. Pfizer has requested an emergency use authorization from the FDA, which is meeting on December 10. Slaoui estimated the first vaccines could be given out in the US on December 11 or 12
Health experts caution that there are weaknesses in the positivity data because states calculate the rate differently.
But they say the overall trend is not in dispute, and it indicates severe spread and, in many places, insufficient testing.
Meanwhile, Dr Moncef Slaoui, who is leading the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed, said the first Americans to receive a coronavirus vaccination could get it as soon as December 11.
'Our plan is to be able to ship vaccines to the immunization sites within 24 hours from the approval, so I expect maybe on day two after approval on the 11th or the 12th of December,' he said on 'State of the Union' with Jake Tapper.
Pfizer submitted an emergency use authorization application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a committee there is set to meet on December 10.
Slaoui pinpointed December 11 or December 12 as the first dates vaccines would be available.
Slaoui also said he believed life in the US could get back to normal in May.
Tapper had asked how many Americans needed to be vaccinated for that to happen.
Slaoui said with the efficacy shown by the vaccine candidates about '70 per cent or so of the population being immunized would allow for true herd immunity to take place.'
The plan is to have 20 million Americans vaccinated in December and 30 million per month in the months following.
'That is likely to happen in the month of May or something like that, based on our plans,' he continued.
'I really hope and look forward to seeing that the level of negative perception of the vaccine decreases and people's acceptance increases. That is going to be critical to help us,' Slaoui added. 'Most people need to be immunized before we can go back to a normal life.'
Pfizer and also Moderna have promising vaccine candidates and Moderna is also expected to ask the FDA for an emergency use authorization in the coming weeks.
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