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But the fact remains that whatever the reason for a get-together, you’re gathering several people — probably a \u003ci>lot \u003c/i>of them — in the same room. And in crowded indoor spaces, the risk of COVID-19 transmission increases if someone in that room has the virus, whether they know it or not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cb>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#openwindows\">The best way to open your windows to help reduce COVID risks\u003c/a>\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>One way to help reduce the risks of COVID-19 transmission in an indoor space is to ensure that an indoor space has clean air — because coronavirus particles can hang in the air of places that aren’t ventilated properly. But other than cracking a window, what \u003ci>does \u003c/i>“ventilating your space” really mean in practice for your own holiday dinner?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for practical tips about filtering and ventilating your home for your holiday dinner to reduce the risks of your loved ones catching not just COVID-19 but other respiratory viruses like flu and RSV.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Filtering the air for the holidays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Clean air makes it harder for the coronavirus particles that cause COVID-19 to hang around and infect you — and it can be achieved by filtering those particles from the air with a filtration device or by ventilating the space with fresh air. (This principle of fresh, ventilated air is also why being outdoors makes your risk of COVID transmission drop significantly.)[aside postID='news_11967137,news_11957790,news_11940562' label='More Holiday Guides From KQED']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/29/1106822268/coronavirus-faq-got-any-tips-on-improving-indoor-air-flow-to-reduce-infection-ri\">“If people could see COVID in the air\u003c/a>, it would make a lot more sense that what you need to do is clean the air in your house,” Abraar Karan, an infectious disease physician at Stanford University, told NPR in 2022. The basic idea: “Exchange the air out, get fresh air in, improve ventilation so that you don’t have a lot of air hanging around where other people can breathe it in and get infected,” Karan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some ways to filter in the air inside your home:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Use an air purifier\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have a filtration device in your home — perhaps an air purifier you purchased in the past to combat wildfire smoke — then that is probably the best way to improve air quality, said Catherine Gorle, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gorle said this comes with two caveats, though. First, “you need to make sure that you replace the filter frequently enough that the system can work optimally,” she said. \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/even-better/23299793/clean-your-filters-hepa-water\">The recommended time limit for filter use may depend on the specific appliance\u003c/a>, but it’s probably time if you can’t remember when you last replaced it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second, make sure that “the capacity is rated for the room [size] that you have,” Gorle said. That is, don’t rely on a tiny filtering device intended for a small space to clean the air inside a really big room — because it just won’t do the job. \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/air-cleaners-and-air-filters-home\">Read more from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about effectively using an indoor air purifying unit.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Use your air conditioning (if you have it)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may hear the filtration systems built \u003ci>into \u003c/i>homes called HVAC systems, an acronym for heating, ventilation and air conditioning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In our usually temperate climate, Bay Area homes typically don’t have air conditioning, so this tip may not apply to many locals. But if your home does have AC, those systems can have “really high-grade filters as well,” Gorle said — “HEPA filters that will filter out particles, just the way that you do it with any indoor air filtering system.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re conscious of your energy use (and your bills), Gorle notes that your AC “will consume a bit more energy because at the same time they’re conditioning the air [to be] cooling it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11932984\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11932984 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183.jpg\" alt=\"A shot taken from above of a group of people around a table, eating dinner and raising their glasses in a toast.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">As the holiday season arrives, there are things you can do to help reduce your risk of exposure to indoor COVID-19. \u003ccite>(fauxels via Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No air purifier? Try making your own\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have access to a box fan, \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-merv-rating\">a MERV filter\u003c/a> and some duct tape, you can make your own DIY air filter device. Find our instructions — first published for wildfire smoke — in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1976551/how-to-get-or-make-a-free-low-cost-air-purifier-for-your-home#air\">this KQED guide, “How to make your own air purifier.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NPR also has another \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/29/1106822268/coronavirus-faq-got-any-tips-on-improving-indoor-air-flow-to-reduce-infection-ri\">guide to making your own DIY air filter using a box fan\u003c/a>, or you can consult this \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/how-to-diy-an-air-purifier/\">“How to DIY an Air Purifier” explainer \u003c/a>from the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> Wirecutter blog.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"openwindows\">\u003c/a>How to open your windows to create maximum airflow\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have a filtration device or AC, it’s time to open your windows, Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Basically, you’re going to focus on “how you can maximize that airflow” through your space, she said. But it’s not just a case of cracking a solitary window open. Gorle’s expert advice is as follows:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Try to open more than one window around a room\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The more windows you can open, the more ventilation you are going to get,” Gorle said — because it’s not enough to bring fresh air into your space. Ideally, you want to then help get that air out through \u003ci>another \u003c/i>window — and “the more windows, the better.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opening windows on the opposite sides of a room is particularly effective for creating cross-ventilation, Gorle said. In other words, opening two windows that are side-by-side will be less useful at this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about COVID right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>What if you can’t — or don’t want to — open your windows all the way? In this instance, even just cracking windows a bit is still a good idea, Virginia Tech professor of civil and environmental engineering Linsey Marr told NPR. \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/29/1106822268/coronavirus-faq-got-any-tips-on-improving-indoor-air-flow-to-reduce-infection-ri\">Your windows “don’t have to be wide open,” Marr said.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>…but think carefully about where you seat your guests\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consider the airflow direction in and out of your space when you have two or more windows open. “Because if you’re sitting at the window where the air is coming in, you’re getting all that clean air,” Gorle said. “But you’re sitting at the window where the air is going \u003ci>out\u003c/i>, you’re actually getting all the air that people have been breathing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Try to seat your guests as close as possible to the fresh air coming in — and don’t park them all by the window where airflow is going out. Because if COVID-19 particles are in that airflow, that “air out” area will be heavy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967991\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967991\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458.jpg\" alt=\"An image of a window with short grey curtains set into brown walls. There is soft yellow light coming through.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you’re hosting guests this holiday season, opening your windows can help reduce the risk of indoor transmission of COVID-19. \u003ccite>(Carlos Caamal Can/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Run a test to see how air is coming in — or out\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How do you know which is the “air in” window and which is the “air out” one? Gorle has a few tricks up her sleeve for this. The simplest is to stand in front of the open window and hold up a small piece of string, ribbon, or anything similar in front of it, letting it hang down. This way, “you can kind of see which way the stream moves and then understand if the air is coming in or going out,” Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could also use a candle for this — although, of course, be careful with the lit flame (especially if you and your guests have already begun the holiday celebrations with a drink or two.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you’ve established how air is coming in and out of your space through the windows, you know where best to seat your guests closest to that fresh incoming air and furthest from the outflow — especially those at higher risk for severe disease or hospitalization from COVID-19. “That’s what I’ve done with my mom, who was at risk as well,” Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Only got one window? Still open that\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t panic if you only have one window to open, Gorle said — you’ll still “get some air exchanged depending on where the wind is coming from.” And some fresh air in your space is better than none.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you get lucky, “you might have enough pressure differences between indoor and outdoor that you do actually get some ventilation with just one window open, she said — “so it is always better to open your window than to keep it closed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Use portable fans to help that existing airflow move\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you’ve worked out how air is coming in and out of your open windows, you could try using portable fans — like a box fan — to help push the existing airflow along, Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll be “using the fan to help the airflow in that same direction because you don’t want to start counteracting the natural driving force,” Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967994\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967994\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615.jpg\" alt=\"A hand holds a bottle of olive oil, drizzling the oil over a raw turkey against the backdrop of a kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Improving ventilation in your indoor space over the holidays can help reduce COVID-19 risks. \u003ccite>(RDNE Stock project/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Got a skylight? Check if it opens\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have a skylight with a manual or remote-controlled way of opening it, do it. Opening an overhead window like a skylight will create airflow really easily, Gorle said — “because of temperature differences between indoors and outdoors, the air will move vertically as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, in addition to windows on your walls, “you can actually use buoyancy effects to try and create that airflow through openings that are at different heights,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Use your bathroom fan\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This tip is particularly good for smaller homes, or if you don’t have many windows, you can open them: Keep all the doors in your home open, and run any bathroom fan that’s extracting air.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is going to help bring air in through any windows that you can open as well,” and then push the air out, Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Getting chilly inside? Don’t be afraid of using a heater\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your family or friends complain about the cold indoors from all your open windows, rest assured that it’s okay to turn on your space heater — you won’t be undoing all your good ventilation work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It might be that you’re actually increasing the airflow if you heat up the indoors a little bit better,” Gorle said. “Bigger temperature differences usually cause more airflow” — unless you’ve got unlucky, and the air buoyancy (that is, the upward force) and the wind are fighting each other. But ultimately, it’s worth turning on a heater just to be able to \u003ci>keep \u003c/i>those windows open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/indoor-air-homes-and-coronavirus-covid-19\">Read even more about ways to ventilate and filter the air inside your home from the EPA\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on November 21.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2023. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID-19\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you can see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger and help us decide what to cover here on our site and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"If you’re getting together with family and friends this holiday season, the risk of COVID-19 transmission in crowded indoor spaces increases if someone in that room has the virus, whether they know it or not.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1703115212,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":true,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":53,"wordCount":2083},"headData":{"title":"How to Ventilate Your Home For the Holidays to Help Reduce COVID Risks | KQED","description":"If you’re getting together with family and friends this holiday season, the risk of COVID-19 transmission in crowded indoor spaces increases if someone in that room has the virus, whether they know it or not.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11967946/covid-ventilation-guide-indoors-windows","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11846759/saying-no-to-a-covid-thanksgiving-holidays-how-to-break-it-to-family-or-friends\">In 2020, a huge number of people chose to say no to gathering for the holidays \u003c/a>because of the dangers posed by COVID-19 pre-vaccines, especially to older or immunocompromised family members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, in 2023, many folks feel safer gathering for the holidays again — especially if they’ve recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11960630/free-new-covid-vaccine-near-me-2023\">received the new COVID-19 vaccine\u003c/a>. But the fact remains that whatever the reason for a get-together, you’re gathering several people — probably a \u003ci>lot \u003c/i>of them — in the same room. And in crowded indoor spaces, the risk of COVID-19 transmission increases if someone in that room has the virus, whether they know it or not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cb>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#openwindows\">The best way to open your windows to help reduce COVID risks\u003c/a>\u003c/b>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>One way to help reduce the risks of COVID-19 transmission in an indoor space is to ensure that an indoor space has clean air — because coronavirus particles can hang in the air of places that aren’t ventilated properly. But other than cracking a window, what \u003ci>does \u003c/i>“ventilating your space” really mean in practice for your own holiday dinner?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for practical tips about filtering and ventilating your home for your holiday dinner to reduce the risks of your loved ones catching not just COVID-19 but other respiratory viruses like flu and RSV.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Filtering the air for the holidays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Clean air makes it harder for the coronavirus particles that cause COVID-19 to hang around and infect you — and it can be achieved by filtering those particles from the air with a filtration device or by ventilating the space with fresh air. (This principle of fresh, ventilated air is also why being outdoors makes your risk of COVID transmission drop significantly.)\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11967137,news_11957790,news_11940562","label":"More Holiday Guides From KQED "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/29/1106822268/coronavirus-faq-got-any-tips-on-improving-indoor-air-flow-to-reduce-infection-ri\">“If people could see COVID in the air\u003c/a>, it would make a lot more sense that what you need to do is clean the air in your house,” Abraar Karan, an infectious disease physician at Stanford University, told NPR in 2022. The basic idea: “Exchange the air out, get fresh air in, improve ventilation so that you don’t have a lot of air hanging around where other people can breathe it in and get infected,” Karan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some ways to filter in the air inside your home:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Use an air purifier\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have a filtration device in your home — perhaps an air purifier you purchased in the past to combat wildfire smoke — then that is probably the best way to improve air quality, said Catherine Gorle, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gorle said this comes with two caveats, though. First, “you need to make sure that you replace the filter frequently enough that the system can work optimally,” she said. \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/even-better/23299793/clean-your-filters-hepa-water\">The recommended time limit for filter use may depend on the specific appliance\u003c/a>, but it’s probably time if you can’t remember when you last replaced it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second, make sure that “the capacity is rated for the room [size] that you have,” Gorle said. That is, don’t rely on a tiny filtering device intended for a small space to clean the air inside a really big room — because it just won’t do the job. \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/air-cleaners-and-air-filters-home\">Read more from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about effectively using an indoor air purifying unit.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Use your air conditioning (if you have it)\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may hear the filtration systems built \u003ci>into \u003c/i>homes called HVAC systems, an acronym for heating, ventilation and air conditioning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In our usually temperate climate, Bay Area homes typically don’t have air conditioning, so this tip may not apply to many locals. But if your home does have AC, those systems can have “really high-grade filters as well,” Gorle said — “HEPA filters that will filter out particles, just the way that you do it with any indoor air filtering system.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re conscious of your energy use (and your bills), Gorle notes that your AC “will consume a bit more energy because at the same time they’re conditioning the air [to be] cooling it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11932984\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11932984 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183.jpg\" alt=\"A shot taken from above of a group of people around a table, eating dinner and raising their glasses in a toast.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/pexels-fauxels-3184183-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">As the holiday season arrives, there are things you can do to help reduce your risk of exposure to indoor COVID-19. \u003ccite>(fauxels via Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>No air purifier? Try making your own\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have access to a box fan, \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-merv-rating\">a MERV filter\u003c/a> and some duct tape, you can make your own DIY air filter device. Find our instructions — first published for wildfire smoke — in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1976551/how-to-get-or-make-a-free-low-cost-air-purifier-for-your-home#air\">this KQED guide, “How to make your own air purifier.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NPR also has another \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/29/1106822268/coronavirus-faq-got-any-tips-on-improving-indoor-air-flow-to-reduce-infection-ri\">guide to making your own DIY air filter using a box fan\u003c/a>, or you can consult this \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/how-to-diy-an-air-purifier/\">“How to DIY an Air Purifier” explainer \u003c/a>from the \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> Wirecutter blog.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"openwindows\">\u003c/a>How to open your windows to create maximum airflow\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you don’t have a filtration device or AC, it’s time to open your windows, Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Basically, you’re going to focus on “how you can maximize that airflow” through your space, she said. But it’s not just a case of cracking a solitary window open. Gorle’s expert advice is as follows:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Try to open more than one window around a room\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The more windows you can open, the more ventilation you are going to get,” Gorle said — because it’s not enough to bring fresh air into your space. Ideally, you want to then help get that air out through \u003ci>another \u003c/i>window — and “the more windows, the better.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Opening windows on the opposite sides of a room is particularly effective for creating cross-ventilation, Gorle said. In other words, opening two windows that are side-by-side will be less useful at this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need to know about COVID right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>What if you can’t — or don’t want to — open your windows all the way? In this instance, even just cracking windows a bit is still a good idea, Virginia Tech professor of civil and environmental engineering Linsey Marr told NPR. \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/06/29/1106822268/coronavirus-faq-got-any-tips-on-improving-indoor-air-flow-to-reduce-infection-ri\">Your windows “don’t have to be wide open,” Marr said.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>…but think carefully about where you seat your guests\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consider the airflow direction in and out of your space when you have two or more windows open. “Because if you’re sitting at the window where the air is coming in, you’re getting all that clean air,” Gorle said. “But you’re sitting at the window where the air is going \u003ci>out\u003c/i>, you’re actually getting all the air that people have been breathing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Try to seat your guests as close as possible to the fresh air coming in — and don’t park them all by the window where airflow is going out. Because if COVID-19 particles are in that airflow, that “air out” area will be heavy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967991\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967991\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458.jpg\" alt=\"An image of a window with short grey curtains set into brown walls. There is soft yellow light coming through.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-carlos-caamal-can-910458-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you’re hosting guests this holiday season, opening your windows can help reduce the risk of indoor transmission of COVID-19. \u003ccite>(Carlos Caamal Can/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Run a test to see how air is coming in — or out\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How do you know which is the “air in” window and which is the “air out” one? Gorle has a few tricks up her sleeve for this. The simplest is to stand in front of the open window and hold up a small piece of string, ribbon, or anything similar in front of it, letting it hang down. This way, “you can kind of see which way the stream moves and then understand if the air is coming in or going out,” Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You could also use a candle for this — although, of course, be careful with the lit flame (especially if you and your guests have already begun the holiday celebrations with a drink or two.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you’ve established how air is coming in and out of your space through the windows, you know where best to seat your guests closest to that fresh incoming air and furthest from the outflow — especially those at higher risk for severe disease or hospitalization from COVID-19. “That’s what I’ve done with my mom, who was at risk as well,” Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Only got one window? Still open that\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don’t panic if you only have one window to open, Gorle said — you’ll still “get some air exchanged depending on where the wind is coming from.” And some fresh air in your space is better than none.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you get lucky, “you might have enough pressure differences between indoor and outdoor that you do actually get some ventilation with just one window open, she said — “so it is always better to open your window than to keep it closed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Use portable fans to help that existing airflow move\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you’ve worked out how air is coming in and out of your open windows, you could try using portable fans — like a box fan — to help push the existing airflow along, Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll be “using the fan to help the airflow in that same direction because you don’t want to start counteracting the natural driving force,” Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11967994\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11967994\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615.jpg\" alt=\"A hand holds a bottle of olive oil, drizzling the oil over a raw turkey against the backdrop of a kitchen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/11/pexels-rdne-stock-project-5847615-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Improving ventilation in your indoor space over the holidays can help reduce COVID-19 risks. \u003ccite>(RDNE Stock project/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Got a skylight? Check if it opens\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have a skylight with a manual or remote-controlled way of opening it, do it. Opening an overhead window like a skylight will create airflow really easily, Gorle said — “because of temperature differences between indoors and outdoors, the air will move vertically as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, in addition to windows on your walls, “you can actually use buoyancy effects to try and create that airflow through openings that are at different heights,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Use your bathroom fan\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This tip is particularly good for smaller homes, or if you don’t have many windows, you can open them: Keep all the doors in your home open, and run any bathroom fan that’s extracting air.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is going to help bring air in through any windows that you can open as well,” and then push the air out, Gorle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Getting chilly inside? Don’t be afraid of using a heater\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your family or friends complain about the cold indoors from all your open windows, rest assured that it’s okay to turn on your space heater — you won’t be undoing all your good ventilation work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It might be that you’re actually increasing the airflow if you heat up the indoors a little bit better,” Gorle said. “Bigger temperature differences usually cause more airflow” — unless you’ve got unlucky, and the air buoyancy (that is, the upward force) and the wind are fighting each other. But ultimately, it’s worth turning on a heater just to be able to \u003ci>keep \u003c/i>those windows open.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/indoor-air-homes-and-coronavirus-covid-19\">Read even more about ways to ventilate and filter the air inside your home from the EPA\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published on November 21.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2023. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID-19\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you can see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger and help us decide what to cover here on our site and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"hearken","attributes":{"named":{"id":"10483","src":"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11967946/covid-ventilation-guide-indoors-windows","authors":["3243"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_29789","news_33515","news_32707","news_29029","news_27989","news_27626","news_20138","news_293","news_33517"],"featImg":"news_11968052","label":"news"},"news_11933232":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11933232","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11933232","score":null,"sort":[1669311303000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"consider-making-less-food-and-composting-leftovers-this-thanksgiving-experts-say","title":"Consider Making Less Food and Composting Leftovers This Thanksgiving, Experts Say","publishDate":1669311303,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Environmentalists urge people to think twice about how much food they make and how to deal with leftovers this Thanksgiving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New York City, reportedly the world's \u003ca href=\"https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.1504315112\">most wasteful city\u003c/a>, last year produced 5% more trash the week after Thanksgiving than during a typical week, according to the\u003ca href=\"https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-officials-environmentalists-urge-locals-to-compost-thanksgiving-leftovers\"> city's Department of Sanitation\u003c/a>.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Robert Daguillard, EPA spokesperson\"]'Preventing food from going to waste is one of the easiest and most powerful actions you can take to save money and lower your climate change footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and conserving natural resources.'[/pullquote] \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By composting leftovers, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/recycle/composting-home#whatcom\">process\u003c/a> that converts organic materials into nutrient-rich soil, people can help reduce the amount of trash being dumped into landfills, environmentalists say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Over 70 billion pounds of food waste reaches our landfills every year, contributing to methane emissions and wasting energy and resources across the food supply chain,\" said Andrew Wheeler, then the Environmental Protection Agency's administrator, in a \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-encourages-americans-avoid-food-waste-over-holidays\">statement\u003c/a> the day before Thanksgiving in 2020. \"This holiday season, we must all do our part to help people and the environment by preparing only what we need, cutting down our food waste, and sharing or donating what we can to feed others.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some U.S. cities have set up \u003ca href=\"https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/food-scraps-and-yard-waste-page/overview-residents-organics\">curbside composting\u003c/a> that allows residents to leave food waste in labeled bins for pickup. Those who do not live in neighborhoods with this service can bring food scraps to a compost drop-off location or community garden.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New York City's Department of Sanitation is conducting a \u003ca href=\"https://downtownny.com/compost/\">pilot program\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2AR3Bzesjw\">\"smart bin\" composting\u003c/a> for easy food-scrap drop-offs. People can open these bins, scattered throughout Lower Manhattan, via an app and drop off organic waste, which will then be taken to local and regional composting facilities.[aside tag=\"compost, food\" label=\"More Related Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts also \u003ca href=\"https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-officials-environmentalists-urge-locals-to-compost-thanksgiving-leftovers\">advise\u003c/a> Americans to freeze extra food to eat later, donate excess nonperishable food to local charities and consider making less food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food composting has increased slightly over the past decade but has not become a prevalent way to manage food waste. From 2010 to 2018, the U.S. saw a \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/national-overview-facts-and-figures-materials#Recycling/Composting\">23% increase \u003c/a>in the amount of municipal solid waste composted. But \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/national-overview-facts-and-figures-materials#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20the%20rate%20of,2018%20(2.6%20million%20tons).\">only 4.1% \u003c/a>of wasted food and other organic solid waste was composted in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-encourages-americans-avoid-food-waste-over-holidays\">contributes\u003c/a> more to landfills than any other material, making up 24% of city solid waste. Landfills are the nation's \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/1012218119/epa-struggles-to-track-methane-from-landfills-heres-why-it-matters-for-the-clima\">largest source of methane\u003c/a>, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and gets emitted when organic waste such as food decomposes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Preventing food from going to waste is one of the easiest and most powerful actions you can take to save money and lower your climate change footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and conserving natural resources,\" EPA spokesperson Robert Daguillard said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2022 NPR. 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Those who do not live in neighborhoods with this service can bring food scraps to a compost drop-off location or community garden.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New York City's Department of Sanitation is conducting a \u003ca href=\"https://downtownny.com/compost/\">pilot program\u003c/a> of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2AR3Bzesjw\">\"smart bin\" composting\u003c/a> for easy food-scrap drop-offs. People can open these bins, scattered throughout Lower Manhattan, via an app and drop off organic waste, which will then be taken to local and regional composting facilities.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"tag":"compost, food","label":"More Related Stories "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts also \u003ca href=\"https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-officials-environmentalists-urge-locals-to-compost-thanksgiving-leftovers\">advise\u003c/a> Americans to freeze extra food to eat later, donate excess nonperishable food to local charities and consider making less food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food composting has increased slightly over the past decade but has not become a prevalent way to manage food waste. From 2010 to 2018, the U.S. saw a \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/national-overview-facts-and-figures-materials#Recycling/Composting\">23% increase \u003c/a>in the amount of municipal solid waste composted. But \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/national-overview-facts-and-figures-materials#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20the%20rate%20of,2018%20(2.6%20million%20tons).\">only 4.1% \u003c/a>of wasted food and other organic solid waste was composted in 2018.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-encourages-americans-avoid-food-waste-over-holidays\">contributes\u003c/a> more to landfills than any other material, making up 24% of city solid waste. Landfills are the nation's \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/07/13/1012218119/epa-struggles-to-track-methane-from-landfills-heres-why-it-matters-for-the-clima\">largest source of methane\u003c/a>, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and gets emitted when organic waste such as food decomposes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Preventing food from going to waste is one of the easiest and most powerful actions you can take to save money and lower your climate change footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and conserving natural resources,\" EPA spokesperson Robert Daguillard said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Consider+making+less+food+and+composting+leftovers+this+Thanksgiving%2C+experts+say&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11933232/consider-making-less-food-and-composting-leftovers-this-thanksgiving-experts-say","authors":["byline_news_11933232"],"categories":["news_19906","news_8"],"tags":["news_30353","news_333","news_17996","news_382","news_293","news_6795"],"featImg":"news_11933233","label":"source_news_11933232"},"news_11897421":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11897421","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11897421","score":null,"sort":[1637861198000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"thanksgiving-is-a-year-round-practice-of-giving-thanks","title":"Thanksgiving Is a Year-Round Practice of Giving Thanks","publishDate":1637861198,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Before what is now known as Thanksgiving, Indigenous peoples throughout North America gathered to give thanks. For the Wampanoags, the gathering took place not just annually, but 13 times throughout the lunar calendar year — a cycle known as the Thirteen Moons or Thirteen Thanksgivings.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Cassius Spears Jr., first councilman of the Narragansett Indian Tribe in Rhode Island\"]'We give thanks every day. When the sun rises, or the sun sets, we give thanks. So it's something that we do. It's a part of who we are, which is far, far removed from American Thanksgiving and football and turkey and getting mad at your family.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Thanksgivings are a big part of our culture. Giving thanks is how we pray,\" said Kerri Helme, member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe whose ancestors were the first to engage with Plymouth's Pilgrims when they arrived. These cyclical celebrations welcome the summer's first strawberries, the first green beans, the tapping of maple trees, the month of storytelling during the depths of winter, and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schemitzun, also known as the Green Corn Festival, is a celebration of the corn harvest at the end of August.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We view Green Corn as a homecoming. It's really an opportunity for everyone to see each other,\" said Helme, who celebrated Schemitzun at Mashantucket in southeastern Connecticut, home to the Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation. The two-day festival of dancing, chanting and feasting is one of the largest Indigenous gatherings, or powwows, in the Northeast. [aside postID=news_11848769]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In October, after the cornfields have browned and withered, Aquinnah Wampanoags on the island of Martha's Vineyard turn their attention to gathering wild cranberries during Cranberry Thanksgiving, a day, like Schemitzun, of ceremony, feasting and song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young and old fan out across tribal bogs to gather the tart, crimson berries. While the berries appear once a year on many American dinner tables, tribal elder Julianne Vanderhoop said the Aquinnah cherish cranberries throughout the winter as a source of nutrition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Cranberries were mixed into everything, from fritters to vegetables. They're dried and held in the root cellar over the winter. So this was a primary sustenance crop for us\" said Vanderhoop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So sacred is Cranberry Thanksgiving that Aquinnah children are officially given the day off from school to join the harvest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Come November, when temperatures drop, the focus shifts from harvesting to hunting during Hunters Moon, the next celebration in the cycle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That moon is an important time for us,\" said Cassius Spears Jr., first councilman of the Narragansett Indian Tribe in Rhode Island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We talk to the four-leggeds and we ask for them to help us get through the winter and that's when we go out and we hunt. That's a time of thanks, a time of appreciation because [animals] are giving their lives so we can live,\" said Spears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11897423\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11897423 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/kerrihelme_custom-fee0ff64f9b3142ad2c8a0981f3e9d0240deed8b.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sits outside on a woven mat with her hands together like she's about to cut something. \" width=\"200\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/kerrihelme_custom-fee0ff64f9b3142ad2c8a0981f3e9d0240deed8b.jpg 200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/kerrihelme_custom-fee0ff64f9b3142ad2c8a0981f3e9d0240deed8b-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe member Kerri Helme makes traditional children's dolls during the August Green Corn Festival at Mashantucket in southeastern Connecticut. \u003ccite>(Tom Verde/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But in recent decades wildlife, habitat and the cycle of the Thirteen Moons themselves face threats, Spears said, from climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If the strawberries aren't growing, how are you going to have a Strawberry Thanksgiving? If the green corn is stunted because of drought and it's not ready for harvest, or the quantity isn't there at the end of the season, how are we able to do our ceremonies?\" he asks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In answer to his own questions, Spears said Indigenous peoples will find ways to endure, as they always have, just as day follows night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We give thanks every day. When the sun rises, or the sun sets, we give thanks. So it's something that we do. It's a part of who we are, which is far, far removed from American Thanksgiving and football and turkey and getting mad at your family,\" he said wryly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Expressing gratitude 13 times a year, Spears concluded, not only shows respect for the earth, but keeps Indigenous peoples in close touch with the cycles of creation's blessings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Thanksgiving+is+a+year-round+practice+of+giving+thanks&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Before what is now known as Thanksgiving, Indigenous peoples throughout North America gathered to give thanks 13 times throughout the lunar calendar year.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1638218659,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":18,"wordCount":700},"headData":{"title":"Thanksgiving Is a Year-Round Practice of Giving Thanks | KQED","description":"Before what is now known as Thanksgiving, Indigenous peoples throughout North America gathered to give thanks 13 times throughout the lunar calendar year.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"11897421 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11897421","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2021/11/25/thanksgiving-is-a-year-round-practice-of-giving-thanks/","disqusTitle":"Thanksgiving Is a Year-Round Practice of Giving Thanks","source":"NPR","sourceUrl":"https://www.npr.org/","nprByline":"Tom Verde","nprImageAgency":"Tom Verde","nprStoryId":"1055800954","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1055800954&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2021/11/24/1055800954/thanksgiving-is-a-year-round-practice-of-giving-thanks?ft=nprml&f=1055800954","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:38:00 -0500","nprStoryDate":"Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500","nprLastModifiedDate":"Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:41:44 -0500","nprAudio":"https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2021/11/20211124_atc_thanksgiving_is_a_year-round_practice_of_giving_thanks.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1003&d=279&p=2&story=1055800954&ft=nprml&f=1055800954","nprAudioM3u":"http://api.npr.org/m3u/11059041788-cb00f0.m3u?orgId=1&topicId=1003&d=279&p=2&story=1055800954&ft=nprml&f=1055800954","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/news/11897421/thanksgiving-is-a-year-round-practice-of-giving-thanks","audioUrl":"https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2021/11/20211124_atc_thanksgiving_is_a_year-round_practice_of_giving_thanks.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1003&d=279&p=2&story=1055800954&ft=nprml&f=1055800954","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Before what is now known as Thanksgiving, Indigenous peoples throughout North America gathered to give thanks. For the Wampanoags, the gathering took place not just annually, but 13 times throughout the lunar calendar year — a cycle known as the Thirteen Moons or Thirteen Thanksgivings.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'We give thanks every day. When the sun rises, or the sun sets, we give thanks. So it's something that we do. It's a part of who we are, which is far, far removed from American Thanksgiving and football and turkey and getting mad at your family.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Cassius Spears Jr., first councilman of the Narragansett Indian Tribe in Rhode Island","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Thanksgivings are a big part of our culture. Giving thanks is how we pray,\" said Kerri Helme, member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe whose ancestors were the first to engage with Plymouth's Pilgrims when they arrived. These cyclical celebrations welcome the summer's first strawberries, the first green beans, the tapping of maple trees, the month of storytelling during the depths of winter, and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schemitzun, also known as the Green Corn Festival, is a celebration of the corn harvest at the end of August.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We view Green Corn as a homecoming. It's really an opportunity for everyone to see each other,\" said Helme, who celebrated Schemitzun at Mashantucket in southeastern Connecticut, home to the Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation. The two-day festival of dancing, chanting and feasting is one of the largest Indigenous gatherings, or powwows, in the Northeast. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11848769","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In October, after the cornfields have browned and withered, Aquinnah Wampanoags on the island of Martha's Vineyard turn their attention to gathering wild cranberries during Cranberry Thanksgiving, a day, like Schemitzun, of ceremony, feasting and song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Young and old fan out across tribal bogs to gather the tart, crimson berries. While the berries appear once a year on many American dinner tables, tribal elder Julianne Vanderhoop said the Aquinnah cherish cranberries throughout the winter as a source of nutrition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Cranberries were mixed into everything, from fritters to vegetables. They're dried and held in the root cellar over the winter. So this was a primary sustenance crop for us\" said Vanderhoop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So sacred is Cranberry Thanksgiving that Aquinnah children are officially given the day off from school to join the harvest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Come November, when temperatures drop, the focus shifts from harvesting to hunting during Hunters Moon, the next celebration in the cycle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That moon is an important time for us,\" said Cassius Spears Jr., first councilman of the Narragansett Indian Tribe in Rhode Island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We talk to the four-leggeds and we ask for them to help us get through the winter and that's when we go out and we hunt. That's a time of thanks, a time of appreciation because [animals] are giving their lives so we can live,\" said Spears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11897423\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 200px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11897423 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/kerrihelme_custom-fee0ff64f9b3142ad2c8a0981f3e9d0240deed8b.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sits outside on a woven mat with her hands together like she's about to cut something. \" width=\"200\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/kerrihelme_custom-fee0ff64f9b3142ad2c8a0981f3e9d0240deed8b.jpg 200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/kerrihelme_custom-fee0ff64f9b3142ad2c8a0981f3e9d0240deed8b-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe member Kerri Helme makes traditional children's dolls during the August Green Corn Festival at Mashantucket in southeastern Connecticut. \u003ccite>(Tom Verde/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But in recent decades wildlife, habitat and the cycle of the Thirteen Moons themselves face threats, Spears said, from climate change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If the strawberries aren't growing, how are you going to have a Strawberry Thanksgiving? If the green corn is stunted because of drought and it's not ready for harvest, or the quantity isn't there at the end of the season, how are we able to do our ceremonies?\" he asks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In answer to his own questions, Spears said Indigenous peoples will find ways to endure, as they always have, just as day follows night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We give thanks every day. When the sun rises, or the sun sets, we give thanks. So it's something that we do. It's a part of who we are, which is far, far removed from American Thanksgiving and football and turkey and getting mad at your family,\" he said wryly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Expressing gratitude 13 times a year, Spears concluded, not only shows respect for the earth, but keeps Indigenous peoples in close touch with the cycles of creation's blessings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Thanksgiving+is+a+year-round+practice+of+giving+thanks&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11897421/thanksgiving-is-a-year-round-practice-of-giving-thanks","authors":["byline_news_11897421"],"categories":["news_24114","news_8"],"tags":["news_333","news_293"],"featImg":"news_11897422","label":"source_news_11897421"},"news_11897123":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11897123","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11897123","score":null,"sort":[1637694926000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"hosting-loved-ones-for-thanksgiving-2021-heres-how-to-keep-covid-out","title":"Hosting Loved Ones for Thanksgiving 2021? Here's How to Keep COVID Out","publishDate":1637694926,"format":"image","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Skip to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#unvaccinated\">Should I attend a gathering with unvaccinated people?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#kids\">What should I do if my child isn't fully vaccinated yet?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#boundaries\">How do I communicate my boundaries or say no to an invite?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#test\">Should I take a rapid COVID test before I visit someone's house?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>We've come a long way since Thanksgiving 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A year ago, vaccines had not yet been approved, daily deaths were rising sharply — surging to more than 2,000 a day by December — and many hunkered down and skipped holiday celebrations to reduce their risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California now \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11897140/despite-californias-low-covid-case-rates-officials-urge-caution-of-potential-surge-ahead-of-thanksgiving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the country\u003c/a>, with 1.9% of people testing positive for the disease in the last week. Coronavirus hospitalizations in the state have fallen about 14% in the last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-october-2021/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About half of people living in the U.S.\u003c/a> are planning to gather in groups of 10 or more for the holidays, a recent survey found. While many of us are ready to restart our holiday gatherings, officials urge caution because a potential winter spike could overwhelm hospitals in some areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly two years into this pandemic, we've learned a lot about how to reduce the risks of catching and spreading the coronavirus, including the simple steps of masking, hand-washing and taking precautionary COVID tests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts warn we still need to keep COVID risk reduction in mind. Even if you and your family are fully vaccinated, young kids, people over 80 and immunocompromised people are still at higher risk of severe COVID. Now, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11890031/where-can-i-get-a-pfizer-covid-booster-shot-near-me-heres-whos-eligible\">the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends booster shots for everyone 18 and older\u003c/a>, especially for those 50 and up.[aside postID=news_11890031 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-scaled.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We wanted to hear directly from our readers and listeners about the frank and even tough conversations they were anticipating having with their loved ones, from setting personal boundaries to even having COVID-safer gatherings outside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some reminders from experts on how to keep your holiday gatherings safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"boundaries\">\u003c/a>Be transparent about \u003cem>your\u003c/em> personal boundaries for gatherings of \u003cem>any\u003c/em> size or setting\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Even in a holiday season without a pandemic to consider, your movements and actions regarding an event like Thanksgiving are always yours to decide. Regardless of what others, like family, friends or strangers, may think, your time and your personal space are completely and utterly your business and yours to direct as you see fit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're weighing whether or not to attend a gathering with loved ones this year or to host a dinner of your own, it's important to be able to communicate your personal boundaries in a variety of settings, even if it leads to uncomfortable conversations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Richard Carpiano, a professor of public policy at UC Riverside and speaker on vaccine hesitancy, underlines the importance of checking in with the host (or your guests) and stating what your personal comfort levels are and what precautions you're taking — whether it's wearing a mask indoors or preferring to eat outdoors — in a frank way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, you can make it about you and your personal preferences. Be specific about your COVID safety choices with hosts or other guests, he says: \"It's very important that people should be willing to speak up and not feel peer-pressured because they have to show up to some place or feel like they're being put in some sort of undue risk.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sure, some of these conversations could feel awkward at first. But Carpiano says that ultimately these conversations are with friends and family — and they should support the decision you choose for yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, you're making this decision to reduce your family's risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19, and it's your way of keeping them safe from harm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That is an ultimate act of care and we need to focus on that,\" \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11846759/saying-no-to-a-covid-thanksgiving-holidays-how-to-break-it-to-family-or-friends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">says Julia Feldman, a teacher and sex educator in the Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11846759/saying-no-to-a-covid-thanksgiving-holidays-how-to-break-it-to-family-or-friends\">\u003cstrong>Saying No to the Holidays During COVID-19? How to Break It to Family (or Friends)\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>Be firm and up front about getting vaccination statuses from guests — and don't feel guilty about asking\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Just as much as the ingredients on your shopping list, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11892610/the-cdc-emphasizes-covid-vaccinations-as-a-key-to-safe-holiday-gatherings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">knowing the vaccination statuses of other guests is an essential part\u003c/a> of hosting a COVID-safer gathering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it might feel like trespassing on personal information, Carpiano reminds us that we're in a pandemic and our fates are intertwined. \"This is not something like if somebody has high blood pressure or diabetes where their condition is not affecting other people,\" he says. [pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"Dr. William Miller, physician and public health epidemiologist at The Ohio State University College of Public Health\"]\"I really do think that it's perfectly acceptable to say, 'I'm sorry you're not vaccinated. You know, Grandma's here, and by you coming, that increases her risk substantially.'\"[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He suggests making a plan to communicate to guests what your preferences are and what your stance is — especially if you're the host.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're speaking with someone who still hasn't been vaccinated, it's important to lead with the facts and be clear on your priorities for keeping everyone healthy — especially if young people, older people and immunocompromised guests will be attending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trying to \"convince\" your loved ones of the pandemic's devastating seriousness by sending them statistics and literature probably isn't going to change their minds at this point, Feldman says. So, what can you do? \"You just really have to come from an emotional place of being honest,\" Feldman says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When navigating a difficult conversation, you might be tempted to stay extra firm and resolute in your communication, in case the recipient interprets any hesitation as a cause for hope that you haven't really made up your mind. Being firm and specific in what you will and will not do is great, Feldman says, but don't let that stop you from \"expressing [your] sadness and regret,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"unvaccinated\">\u003c/a>Think carefully about how to include unvaccinated family members\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Deciding whom to invite to your home is a matter of personal discretion, but experts say at this point in the pandemic it's pretty clear that a fully vaccinated group is the safest scenario.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think it's reasonable for people to require their guests to be immunized,\" says \u003ca href=\"https://www.ohsu.edu/providers/judith-a-guzman-cottrill-do\">Judy Guzman-Cottrill\u003c/a>, a pediatric infectious disease expert at Oregon Health and Science University, especially if guests include kids too young to be vaccinated (or who have only received their first shot) or people less likely to have a strong immune response to the vaccine, like the immunocompromised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Those are the people who we still really need to make sure we keep as safe as possible because this pandemic is not over,\" she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A vaccine requirement could lead to some hurt feelings or conflict, but physician and public health epidemiologist William Miller of The Ohio State University suggests framing the decision as a way to protect older loved ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I really do think that it's perfectly acceptable to say, 'I'm sorry you're not vaccinated. You know, Grandma's here, and by you coming, that increases her risk substantially,'\" Miller says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An alternative is to ask an unvaccinated guest to do a lab-based PCR test 24 to 48 hours before the event (as long as they're able to get the results back in time) or a rapid antigen COVID test just before their arrival. In addition, Emily Landon, an infectious disease physician at the University of Chicago, recommends asking unvaccinated guests to take extra precautions in the week leading up to the event, including wearing masks in public places and limiting exposure to other unvaccinated people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We think with the delta variant, most people are getting sick a few days after exposure, but it can take up to a week, maybe a little longer,\" Landon explains. \"I think it makes the most sense to take precautions for one week prior to having close, unmasked contact with someone who's at high risk.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"kids\">\u003c/a>Take precautions if your young child is unvaccinated or has had only one shot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Many children age 5 to 11 have received their first of two recommended doses, but won't be eligible for a second dose until after the Thanksgiving holiday. Immunity builds gradually after vaccination, but it's not known exactly how much protection just one dose of the COVID vaccine provides to kids, says Guzman-Cottrill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know many families find themselves in this annoying state of limbo right now because their kids will not be fully vaccinated by Thanksgiving,\" she says. Given this \"limbo\" state, \"it's really important to just keep in mind that this is not the time for those families to let their guard down,\" she says. It's not a reason to cancel multigenerational gatherings, but it's a reminder to take precautions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carpiano says that caregivers should do risk management of sorts and be prepared to bring masks and buy home tests you can take the day of arriving at someone's house. \"What we're finding right now with testing is that these home tests can be really quite effective in [detecting] if an immediate or recent sort of infection has occurred,\" he says. While these home tests might be a little hard to find, they are available at many local drugstores.[aside postID=news_11846759 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, what precautions are recommended for protecting more vulnerable guests from possible exposure due to unvaccinated kids? It depends on the health and age of the relatives who will be attending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If Grandma is a spry 70-year-old woman who has no medical problems and has two doses of vaccine plus a booster, I don't think these kids are going to pose a ton of risk,\" Landon says. But if the grandparent is over 80 and has medical problems, the risk of a bad outcome is much higher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An easy step to take if you're concerned about your unvaccinated kids passing the virus to grandparents is to mask up, not only during the visit, but also for a week in advance when in public, especially avoiding crowded, indoor spaces, even if mask mandates are not in effect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says she would not recommend keeping kids out of school to avoid exposure unless there are extra risks associated with your kids' school — such as an outbreak of cases or a lack of masking. If the circumstances warrant missing school to protect a high-risk relative, \"then that may be a layer you want to add,\" Landon says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another option: If you live in a temperate climate, like many parts of the Bay Area, stay outdoors as much as possible for mixed-generation social events, and maybe choose to not sleep over in the same house with the grandparents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Just come during the day for the big event and stay at a hotel,\" Landon suggests. Or have the grandparents sleep in a hotel, she adds. If a hotel is not financially possible, you might consider asking friends or neighbors if their home is empty over the holiday season and available for you to use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bottom line: \"You have to think about the risk of the individuals involved — about what would happen if they got COVID,\" says Landon. And better to err on the side of caution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11894546/pfizer-covid-vaccine-kids-5-11-near-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where Can I Get a Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Kids Age 5-11 Near Me?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>If you're gathering with grandparents or other older people, realize this: They're still at risk\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Reality check: \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/10/20/1047727415/what-to-know-about-the-risk-of-serious-or-fatal-breakthrough-covid-infections\">People over 80 have an elevated risk of dying from COVID\u003c/a>, even if they're vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the vaccines offer strong protection against hospitalization and death, breakthrough infections are a reality. Often, a coronavirus infection following vaccination leads to only mild illness, and sometimes people test positive but show no symptoms at all. However, older people and those with compromised immune systems are at higher risk of getting a severe breakthrough COVID case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though it's rare for breakthroughs to lead to hospitalization or death, the chances for one group are higher. As NPR reported, CDC data from August showed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/10/20/1047727415/what-to-know-about-the-risk-of-serious-or-fatal-breakthrough-covid-infections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fully vaccinated people age 80 or older were about 13 times more likely to die from COVID\u003c/a> compared to the general vaccinated population (of all ages). That's one reason \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11890031/where-can-i-get-a-pfizer-covid-booster-shot-near-me-heres-whos-eligible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">getting boosters is especially important\u003c/a> for older adults.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is something that we must be conscious of as people are gathering across generations,\" Miller says. \"Grandpa and Grandma are protected relative to if they hadn't been vaccinated, but they are still at risk.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's why it makes sense to take precautions during travel and in the week leading up to any celebration where older friends and relatives will be present.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I would absolutely encourage people to continue to wear masks\" in crowded, indoor places such as grocery stores, Miller says, even if it's not mandatory. This will reduce the risk of being exposed and passing on the virus. And remember, the\u003ca href=\"https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2021/08/20/tsa-extends-face-mask-requirement-through-january-18-2022\"> Transportation Security Administration's face mask requirement\u003c/a> remains in effect through Jan. 18, 2022, requiring masking in airports, aboard commercial airline flights, and on commuter bus and rail systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, bottom line, even if everyone invited to your holiday gathering is vaccinated, it's still important to protect loved ones who are older or immunocompromised.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Get a booster shot if you're eligible\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Federal health agencies now recommend \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/19/1057280974/cdc-advisers-back-expansion-of-covid-boosters-for-all-adults\">COVID vaccine boosters for all adults\u003c/a> six months after their last shot — and they may be especially important for adults over 50 or any adult with underlying conditions or a high-risk job. Getting one before holiday travel and gatherings could increase your immunity against COVID.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agencies' decision was based on emerging evidence that immunity can diminish over time and evidence that shows a booster dose can, just as the name implies, boost protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.11.15.21266341v1\">most recent real-world data\u003c/a> comes from the U.K. Back in September, the U.K. government introduced a booster program targeting people 50 and older.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House medical adviser and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the new analysis points to a significant increase in protection (against symptomatic infection) from a booster dose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you look at the third dose in people whose protection has drifted down to about 63%, you boost it back up to at least 94%, which is really quite impressive,\" Fauci says. \"That's exactly the kind of thing you want boosters to do.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fauci says immunity begins to rebound within days after getting a booster shot, though you don't get the peak of protection for two to four weeks later. He says before joining indoor holiday gatherings, especially in places with high viral transmission, \"I would recommend if you are eligible for a boost, go get boosted right now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11890031/where-can-i-get-a-pfizer-covid-booster-shot-near-me-heres-whos-eligible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where Can I Get a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer COVID Booster Shot Near Me?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"tests\">\u003c/a>Rapid tests can protect your guests. Here's how to know when to take one\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As a risk-reduction measure, you might want to ask your guests to take a COVID test before a large holiday get-together. A year ago, it was hard to get real-time information from COVID testing due to delays in test results and a lack of rapid test options. Now, there are plenty of over-the-counter rapid antigen tests, such as the Abbott BinaxNOW or Orasure InteliSwab, available online and in pharmacies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A rapid antigen test is an added layer of protection for everyone,\" says Guzman-Cottrill, the pediatric infectious disease expert at Oregon Health and Science University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The antigen tests are a quick snapshot to see if the viral proteins are present in that person's nose that day,\" Guzman-Cottrill explains. So if a person was just exposed and the virus is still incubating, they could get a negative result one day followed by a positive result the next day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tests are not 100% reliable if someone has just been exposed, agrees Emily Landon, the infectious disease physician at the University of Chicago. \"The test really doesn't pick up really low levels of the virus in your nose, and so it's not going to pick up a really early infection,\" she says. So she recommends taking the test the morning of the gathering, or as close to the start of the gathering as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some families test before they travel, and then again when they get to their destination, depending on the level of risk of the people they're staying with. (Note: Depending on which test you buy, instructions vary. For instance, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/media/147253/download\">BinaxNOW instructs\u003c/a> that people should be tested twice over three days with at least 24 hours between tests for most accurate results.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>William Miller of The Ohio State University College of Public Health is on board with a test-to-be-safe strategy, too. \"It's kind of a mindset,\" Miller says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's a way to signal: Let's make the visit as safe as it can be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2021 \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This post includes reporting from KQED's Alex Gonzalez, Brian Watt, Carly Severn and Lina Blanco. Thank you to our readers and listeners for sharing their questions with us. \u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Indoor gatherings still pose a COVID risk to older adults and immunocompromised people. Here's how to keep loved ones safe and navigate tough conversations. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1637786027,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":61,"wordCount":2943},"headData":{"title":"Hosting Loved Ones for Thanksgiving 2021? Here's How to Keep COVID Out | KQED","description":"Indoor gatherings still pose a COVID risk to older adults and immunocompromised people. Here's how to keep loved ones safe and navigate tough conversations. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"11897123 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11897123","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2021/11/23/hosting-loved-ones-for-thanksgiving-2021-heres-how-to-keep-covid-out/","disqusTitle":"Hosting Loved Ones for Thanksgiving 2021? Here's How to Keep COVID Out","audioUrl":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578/ffca7e9f-6831-41c5-bcaf-aaef00f5a073/5cc9d006-9b35-42f7-aa0a-ade901341a6e/audio.mp3","nprByline":"Allison Aubrey","nprImageAgency":"Chanelle Nibbelink for NPR","nprStoryId":"1057237292","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1057237292&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/20/1057237292/covid-risk-holidays-booster?ft=nprml&f=1057237292","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:55:00 -0500","nprStoryDate":"Sat, 20 Nov 2021 07:00:20 -0500","nprLastModifiedDate":"Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:55:17 -0500","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/news/11897123/hosting-loved-ones-for-thanksgiving-2021-heres-how-to-keep-covid-out","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Skip to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#unvaccinated\">Should I attend a gathering with unvaccinated people?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#kids\">What should I do if my child isn't fully vaccinated yet?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#boundaries\">How do I communicate my boundaries or say no to an invite?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#test\">Should I take a rapid COVID test before I visit someone's house?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>We've come a long way since Thanksgiving 2020.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A year ago, vaccines had not yet been approved, daily deaths were rising sharply — surging to more than 2,000 a day by December — and many hunkered down and skipped holiday celebrations to reduce their risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California now \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11897140/despite-californias-low-covid-case-rates-officials-urge-caution-of-potential-surge-ahead-of-thanksgiving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the country\u003c/a>, with 1.9% of people testing positive for the disease in the last week. Coronavirus hospitalizations in the state have fallen about 14% in the last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-october-2021/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About half of people living in the U.S.\u003c/a> are planning to gather in groups of 10 or more for the holidays, a recent survey found. While many of us are ready to restart our holiday gatherings, officials urge caution because a potential winter spike could overwhelm hospitals in some areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly two years into this pandemic, we've learned a lot about how to reduce the risks of catching and spreading the coronavirus, including the simple steps of masking, hand-washing and taking precautionary COVID tests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts warn we still need to keep COVID risk reduction in mind. Even if you and your family are fully vaccinated, young kids, people over 80 and immunocompromised people are still at higher risk of severe COVID. Now, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11890031/where-can-i-get-a-pfizer-covid-booster-shot-near-me-heres-whos-eligible\">the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends booster shots for everyone 18 and older\u003c/a>, especially for those 50 and up.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11890031","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1234768670-scaled.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We wanted to hear directly from our readers and listeners about the frank and even tough conversations they were anticipating having with their loved ones, from setting personal boundaries to even having COVID-safer gatherings outside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some reminders from experts on how to keep your holiday gatherings safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"boundaries\">\u003c/a>Be transparent about \u003cem>your\u003c/em> personal boundaries for gatherings of \u003cem>any\u003c/em> size or setting\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Even in a holiday season without a pandemic to consider, your movements and actions regarding an event like Thanksgiving are always yours to decide. Regardless of what others, like family, friends or strangers, may think, your time and your personal space are completely and utterly your business and yours to direct as you see fit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're weighing whether or not to attend a gathering with loved ones this year or to host a dinner of your own, it's important to be able to communicate your personal boundaries in a variety of settings, even if it leads to uncomfortable conversations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Richard Carpiano, a professor of public policy at UC Riverside and speaker on vaccine hesitancy, underlines the importance of checking in with the host (or your guests) and stating what your personal comfort levels are and what precautions you're taking — whether it's wearing a mask indoors or preferring to eat outdoors — in a frank way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, you can make it about you and your personal preferences. Be specific about your COVID safety choices with hosts or other guests, he says: \"It's very important that people should be willing to speak up and not feel peer-pressured because they have to show up to some place or feel like they're being put in some sort of undue risk.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sure, some of these conversations could feel awkward at first. But Carpiano says that ultimately these conversations are with friends and family — and they should support the decision you choose for yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, you're making this decision to reduce your family's risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19, and it's your way of keeping them safe from harm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That is an ultimate act of care and we need to focus on that,\" \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11846759/saying-no-to-a-covid-thanksgiving-holidays-how-to-break-it-to-family-or-friends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">says Julia Feldman, a teacher and sex educator in the Bay Area\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11846759/saying-no-to-a-covid-thanksgiving-holidays-how-to-break-it-to-family-or-friends\">\u003cstrong>Saying No to the Holidays During COVID-19? How to Break It to Family (or Friends)\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>Be firm and up front about getting vaccination statuses from guests — and don't feel guilty about asking\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Just as much as the ingredients on your shopping list, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11892610/the-cdc-emphasizes-covid-vaccinations-as-a-key-to-safe-holiday-gatherings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">knowing the vaccination statuses of other guests is an essential part\u003c/a> of hosting a COVID-safer gathering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While it might feel like trespassing on personal information, Carpiano reminds us that we're in a pandemic and our fates are intertwined. \"This is not something like if somebody has high blood pressure or diabetes where their condition is not affecting other people,\" he says. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"\"I really do think that it's perfectly acceptable to say, 'I'm sorry you're not vaccinated. You know, Grandma's here, and by you coming, that increases her risk substantially.'\"","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Dr. William Miller, physician and public health epidemiologist at The Ohio State University College of Public Health","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He suggests making a plan to communicate to guests what your preferences are and what your stance is — especially if you're the host.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're speaking with someone who still hasn't been vaccinated, it's important to lead with the facts and be clear on your priorities for keeping everyone healthy — especially if young people, older people and immunocompromised guests will be attending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trying to \"convince\" your loved ones of the pandemic's devastating seriousness by sending them statistics and literature probably isn't going to change their minds at this point, Feldman says. So, what can you do? \"You just really have to come from an emotional place of being honest,\" Feldman says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When navigating a difficult conversation, you might be tempted to stay extra firm and resolute in your communication, in case the recipient interprets any hesitation as a cause for hope that you haven't really made up your mind. Being firm and specific in what you will and will not do is great, Feldman says, but don't let that stop you from \"expressing [your] sadness and regret,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"unvaccinated\">\u003c/a>Think carefully about how to include unvaccinated family members\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Deciding whom to invite to your home is a matter of personal discretion, but experts say at this point in the pandemic it's pretty clear that a fully vaccinated group is the safest scenario.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think it's reasonable for people to require their guests to be immunized,\" says \u003ca href=\"https://www.ohsu.edu/providers/judith-a-guzman-cottrill-do\">Judy Guzman-Cottrill\u003c/a>, a pediatric infectious disease expert at Oregon Health and Science University, especially if guests include kids too young to be vaccinated (or who have only received their first shot) or people less likely to have a strong immune response to the vaccine, like the immunocompromised.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Those are the people who we still really need to make sure we keep as safe as possible because this pandemic is not over,\" she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A vaccine requirement could lead to some hurt feelings or conflict, but physician and public health epidemiologist William Miller of The Ohio State University suggests framing the decision as a way to protect older loved ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I really do think that it's perfectly acceptable to say, 'I'm sorry you're not vaccinated. You know, Grandma's here, and by you coming, that increases her risk substantially,'\" Miller says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An alternative is to ask an unvaccinated guest to do a lab-based PCR test 24 to 48 hours before the event (as long as they're able to get the results back in time) or a rapid antigen COVID test just before their arrival. In addition, Emily Landon, an infectious disease physician at the University of Chicago, recommends asking unvaccinated guests to take extra precautions in the week leading up to the event, including wearing masks in public places and limiting exposure to other unvaccinated people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We think with the delta variant, most people are getting sick a few days after exposure, but it can take up to a week, maybe a little longer,\" Landon explains. \"I think it makes the most sense to take precautions for one week prior to having close, unmasked contact with someone who's at high risk.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"kids\">\u003c/a>Take precautions if your young child is unvaccinated or has had only one shot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Many children age 5 to 11 have received their first of two recommended doses, but won't be eligible for a second dose until after the Thanksgiving holiday. Immunity builds gradually after vaccination, but it's not known exactly how much protection just one dose of the COVID vaccine provides to kids, says Guzman-Cottrill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know many families find themselves in this annoying state of limbo right now because their kids will not be fully vaccinated by Thanksgiving,\" she says. Given this \"limbo\" state, \"it's really important to just keep in mind that this is not the time for those families to let their guard down,\" she says. It's not a reason to cancel multigenerational gatherings, but it's a reminder to take precautions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carpiano says that caregivers should do risk management of sorts and be prepared to bring masks and buy home tests you can take the day of arriving at someone's house. \"What we're finding right now with testing is that these home tests can be really quite effective in [detecting] if an immediate or recent sort of infection has occurred,\" he says. While these home tests might be a little hard to find, they are available at many local drugstores.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11846759","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/11/pexels-breakingpic-3056.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, what precautions are recommended for protecting more vulnerable guests from possible exposure due to unvaccinated kids? It depends on the health and age of the relatives who will be attending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If Grandma is a spry 70-year-old woman who has no medical problems and has two doses of vaccine plus a booster, I don't think these kids are going to pose a ton of risk,\" Landon says. But if the grandparent is over 80 and has medical problems, the risk of a bad outcome is much higher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An easy step to take if you're concerned about your unvaccinated kids passing the virus to grandparents is to mask up, not only during the visit, but also for a week in advance when in public, especially avoiding crowded, indoor spaces, even if mask mandates are not in effect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says she would not recommend keeping kids out of school to avoid exposure unless there are extra risks associated with your kids' school — such as an outbreak of cases or a lack of masking. If the circumstances warrant missing school to protect a high-risk relative, \"then that may be a layer you want to add,\" Landon says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another option: If you live in a temperate climate, like many parts of the Bay Area, stay outdoors as much as possible for mixed-generation social events, and maybe choose to not sleep over in the same house with the grandparents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Just come during the day for the big event and stay at a hotel,\" Landon suggests. Or have the grandparents sleep in a hotel, she adds. If a hotel is not financially possible, you might consider asking friends or neighbors if their home is empty over the holiday season and available for you to use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bottom line: \"You have to think about the risk of the individuals involved — about what would happen if they got COVID,\" says Landon. And better to err on the side of caution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11894546/pfizer-covid-vaccine-kids-5-11-near-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where Can I Get a Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Kids Age 5-11 Near Me?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>If you're gathering with grandparents or other older people, realize this: They're still at risk\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Reality check: \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/10/20/1047727415/what-to-know-about-the-risk-of-serious-or-fatal-breakthrough-covid-infections\">People over 80 have an elevated risk of dying from COVID\u003c/a>, even if they're vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the vaccines offer strong protection against hospitalization and death, breakthrough infections are a reality. Often, a coronavirus infection following vaccination leads to only mild illness, and sometimes people test positive but show no symptoms at all. However, older people and those with compromised immune systems are at higher risk of getting a severe breakthrough COVID case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though it's rare for breakthroughs to lead to hospitalization or death, the chances for one group are higher. As NPR reported, CDC data from August showed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/10/20/1047727415/what-to-know-about-the-risk-of-serious-or-fatal-breakthrough-covid-infections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fully vaccinated people age 80 or older were about 13 times more likely to die from COVID\u003c/a> compared to the general vaccinated population (of all ages). That's one reason \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11890031/where-can-i-get-a-pfizer-covid-booster-shot-near-me-heres-whos-eligible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">getting boosters is especially important\u003c/a> for older adults.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is something that we must be conscious of as people are gathering across generations,\" Miller says. \"Grandpa and Grandma are protected relative to if they hadn't been vaccinated, but they are still at risk.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's why it makes sense to take precautions during travel and in the week leading up to any celebration where older friends and relatives will be present.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I would absolutely encourage people to continue to wear masks\" in crowded, indoor places such as grocery stores, Miller says, even if it's not mandatory. This will reduce the risk of being exposed and passing on the virus. And remember, the\u003ca href=\"https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2021/08/20/tsa-extends-face-mask-requirement-through-january-18-2022\"> Transportation Security Administration's face mask requirement\u003c/a> remains in effect through Jan. 18, 2022, requiring masking in airports, aboard commercial airline flights, and on commuter bus and rail systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, bottom line, even if everyone invited to your holiday gathering is vaccinated, it's still important to protect loved ones who are older or immunocompromised.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Get a booster shot if you're eligible\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Federal health agencies now recommend \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/19/1057280974/cdc-advisers-back-expansion-of-covid-boosters-for-all-adults\">COVID vaccine boosters for all adults\u003c/a> six months after their last shot — and they may be especially important for adults over 50 or any adult with underlying conditions or a high-risk job. Getting one before holiday travel and gatherings could increase your immunity against COVID.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agencies' decision was based on emerging evidence that immunity can diminish over time and evidence that shows a booster dose can, just as the name implies, boost protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.11.15.21266341v1\">most recent real-world data\u003c/a> comes from the U.K. Back in September, the U.K. government introduced a booster program targeting people 50 and older.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House medical adviser and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the new analysis points to a significant increase in protection (against symptomatic infection) from a booster dose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you look at the third dose in people whose protection has drifted down to about 63%, you boost it back up to at least 94%, which is really quite impressive,\" Fauci says. \"That's exactly the kind of thing you want boosters to do.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fauci says immunity begins to rebound within days after getting a booster shot, though you don't get the peak of protection for two to four weeks later. He says before joining indoor holiday gatherings, especially in places with high viral transmission, \"I would recommend if you are eligible for a boost, go get boosted right now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11890031/where-can-i-get-a-pfizer-covid-booster-shot-near-me-heres-whos-eligible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where Can I Get a Moderna, Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer COVID Booster Shot Near Me?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"tests\">\u003c/a>Rapid tests can protect your guests. Here's how to know when to take one\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As a risk-reduction measure, you might want to ask your guests to take a COVID test before a large holiday get-together. A year ago, it was hard to get real-time information from COVID testing due to delays in test results and a lack of rapid test options. Now, there are plenty of over-the-counter rapid antigen tests, such as the Abbott BinaxNOW or Orasure InteliSwab, available online and in pharmacies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A rapid antigen test is an added layer of protection for everyone,\" says Guzman-Cottrill, the pediatric infectious disease expert at Oregon Health and Science University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The antigen tests are a quick snapshot to see if the viral proteins are present in that person's nose that day,\" Guzman-Cottrill explains. So if a person was just exposed and the virus is still incubating, they could get a negative result one day followed by a positive result the next day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tests are not 100% reliable if someone has just been exposed, agrees Emily Landon, the infectious disease physician at the University of Chicago. \"The test really doesn't pick up really low levels of the virus in your nose, and so it's not going to pick up a really early infection,\" she says. So she recommends taking the test the morning of the gathering, or as close to the start of the gathering as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some families test before they travel, and then again when they get to their destination, depending on the level of risk of the people they're staying with. (Note: Depending on which test you buy, instructions vary. For instance, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/media/147253/download\">BinaxNOW instructs\u003c/a> that people should be tested twice over three days with at least 24 hours between tests for most accurate results.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>William Miller of The Ohio State University College of Public Health is on board with a test-to-be-safe strategy, too. \"It's kind of a mindset,\" Miller says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's a way to signal: Let's make the visit as safe as it can be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2021 \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv>\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This post includes reporting from KQED's Alex Gonzalez, Brian Watt, Carly Severn and Lina Blanco. Thank you to our readers and listeners for sharing their questions with us. \u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11897123/hosting-loved-ones-for-thanksgiving-2021-heres-how-to-keep-covid-out","authors":["byline_news_11897123"],"categories":["news_457","news_8"],"tags":["news_30296","news_30291","news_27989","news_30292","news_30295","news_30293","news_30294","news_20138","news_293","news_30171"],"featImg":"news_11897189","label":"news"},"news_11897140":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11897140","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11897140","score":null,"sort":[1637629735000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"despite-californias-low-covid-case-rates-officials-urge-caution-of-potential-surge-ahead-of-thanksgiving","title":"Despite California's Low COVID Rates, Officials Urge Caution Ahead of Thanksgiving","publishDate":1637629735,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>California now has one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the country, with 1.9% of people testing positive for the disease in the last week as the nation's most populous state has so far avoided the uptick feared heading into the end-of-year holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coronavirus hospitalizations in the state have fallen about 14% in the last month — a trend state data models forecast will continue for the next month — but Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday continued to sound the alarm about the potential for another winter spike that could overwhelm hospitals in some areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Visiting a coronavirus vaccination clinic in San Francisco, Newsom urged people to wear masks and get COVID shots ahead of the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. He pointed to at least 27 states that have seen at least a 10% increase in cases in the past week.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Gov. Gavin Newsom\"]'States are struggling because people are taking down their guard or claiming 'mission accomplished.' I don't want to see that happen here in California.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Ask the governor of Michigan (or) Colorado how they are doing,\" Newsom said. \"States are struggling because people are taking down their guard or claiming 'mission accomplished.' ... I don't want to see that happen here in California.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom has struck a more cautious tone compared to the spring when he lifted nearly all of California's pandemic restrictions and told people who were vaccinated they could stop wearing masks and socially distancing in some places. But a summer surge prompted some of the state's largest local governments to bring back mask mandates and other restrictions, creating a dizzying patchwork of policies across the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last winter brought the deadliest surge of the pandemic to California and while a repeat isn't expected because so many people are vaccinated the state still could see a lesser surge as people gather indoors for the holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That possibility prompted Santa Cruz County to reinstate its mask requirement on Sunday, just a few days after neighboring Monterey County lifted its mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Unfortunately, a potential winter surge appears to be a significant threat to the health and safety of our community,\" said Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel said in a statement.[aside postID=\"news_11896508,news_11895902,news_11895965\" label=\"Related Posts\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Cruz County, located along the coast south of San Francisco, has a per capita infection rate only slightly above the state average. Of California's 58 counties, the ones with the highest rates are nearly all rural and have lower vaccination rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fresno County, an agricultural powerhouse of nearly 1 million people located in the Central Valley, is the most populated county among those in the top 10 for infections per 100,000 people. Los Angeles County, with its more than 10 million residents making up about a quarter of the state's population, has an infection rate that falls in the bottom third.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles became the nation's epicenter for the outbreak last winter when California saw its worst surge. Things got so bad that the National Guard had to bring in refrigerated trucks to store bodies at overwhelmed hospitals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But all of that happened before a coronavirus vaccine was available. Now, more than 75% of people 5 and older in California have gotten at least one dose. For adults 18 and older, more than 91% have received at least one dose. Nearly 5 million people have gotten a booster shot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom continued to urge parents to get their children vaccinated. While speaking to reporters at the vaccine clinic he was interrupted by a child crying after receiving a shot. He joked that scene wouldn't lead a public service announcement \"but it is a very human moment.\" He then turned to applaud the child.\u003cbr>\nCalifornia plans to require all students in public and private schools to receive the coronavirus vaccine as a requirement for attending in-person classes. But that mandate won't take effect until the federal government gives final approval to the vaccine for children 5 and older.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, California requires all public school staff and students to wear masks while indoors. Newsom said state officials might lift that rule once more children are vaccinated.\u003cbr>\n\"The virus will dictate those terms,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"California now has one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the country. But Gov. Gavin Newsom is still warning of a potential surge in cases this winter.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1637635163,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":16,"wordCount":724},"headData":{"title":"Despite California's Low COVID Rates, Officials Urge Caution Ahead of Thanksgiving | KQED","description":"California now has one of the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the country. But Gov. 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Gavin Newsom on Monday continued to sound the alarm about the potential for another winter spike that could overwhelm hospitals in some areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Visiting a coronavirus vaccination clinic in San Francisco, Newsom urged people to wear masks and get COVID shots ahead of the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. He pointed to at least 27 states that have seen at least a 10% increase in cases in the past week.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'States are struggling because people are taking down their guard or claiming 'mission accomplished.' I don't want to see that happen here in California.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Gov. Gavin Newsom","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Ask the governor of Michigan (or) Colorado how they are doing,\" Newsom said. \"States are struggling because people are taking down their guard or claiming 'mission accomplished.' ... I don't want to see that happen here in California.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom has struck a more cautious tone compared to the spring when he lifted nearly all of California's pandemic restrictions and told people who were vaccinated they could stop wearing masks and socially distancing in some places. But a summer surge prompted some of the state's largest local governments to bring back mask mandates and other restrictions, creating a dizzying patchwork of policies across the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last winter brought the deadliest surge of the pandemic to California and while a repeat isn't expected because so many people are vaccinated the state still could see a lesser surge as people gather indoors for the holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That possibility prompted Santa Cruz County to reinstate its mask requirement on Sunday, just a few days after neighboring Monterey County lifted its mandate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Unfortunately, a potential winter surge appears to be a significant threat to the health and safety of our community,\" said Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel said in a statement.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11896508,news_11895902,news_11895965","label":"Related Posts "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Santa Cruz County, located along the coast south of San Francisco, has a per capita infection rate only slightly above the state average. Of California's 58 counties, the ones with the highest rates are nearly all rural and have lower vaccination rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fresno County, an agricultural powerhouse of nearly 1 million people located in the Central Valley, is the most populated county among those in the top 10 for infections per 100,000 people. Los Angeles County, with its more than 10 million residents making up about a quarter of the state's population, has an infection rate that falls in the bottom third.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles became the nation's epicenter for the outbreak last winter when California saw its worst surge. Things got so bad that the National Guard had to bring in refrigerated trucks to store bodies at overwhelmed hospitals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But all of that happened before a coronavirus vaccine was available. Now, more than 75% of people 5 and older in California have gotten at least one dose. For adults 18 and older, more than 91% have received at least one dose. Nearly 5 million people have gotten a booster shot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom continued to urge parents to get their children vaccinated. While speaking to reporters at the vaccine clinic he was interrupted by a child crying after receiving a shot. He joked that scene wouldn't lead a public service announcement \"but it is a very human moment.\" He then turned to applaud the child.\u003cbr>\nCalifornia plans to require all students in public and private schools to receive the coronavirus vaccine as a requirement for attending in-person classes. But that mandate won't take effect until the federal government gives final approval to the vaccine for children 5 and older.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the meantime, California requires all public school staff and students to wear masks while indoors. Newsom said state officials might lift that rule once more children are vaccinated.\u003cbr>\n\"The virus will dictate those terms,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11897140/despite-californias-low-covid-case-rates-officials-urge-caution-of-potential-surge-ahead-of-thanksgiving","authors":["byline_news_11897140"],"categories":["news_457","news_8"],"tags":["news_27350","news_27504","news_20138","news_30289","news_27660","news_293","news_30288"],"featImg":"news_11897149","label":"news"},"news_11892610":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11892610","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11892610","score":null,"sort":[1634487142000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-cdc-emphasizes-covid-vaccinations-as-a-key-to-safe-holiday-gatherings","title":"Gathering for the Holidays? CDC Says COVID Vaccinations Are Key for a Safe Celebration","publishDate":1634487142,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Following \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/10/04/1043020857/cdc-tips-for-celebrating-the-holidays-safely-covid\">confusion earlier this month\u003c/a> on how the country should safely celebrate the holidays, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its updated guidance around gatherings and traveling amid the COVID-19 pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the new guidance issued Friday, the CDC says the best way to safely celebrate the holiday season is by being vaccinated (if eligible) against the coronavirus. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to the president\"]'I think that, particularly if you're vaccinated, you can get out there and enjoy it.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Protect those not yet eligible for vaccination such as young children by getting yourself and other eligible people around them vaccinated,\"\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/celebrations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> the CDC said on its website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Health officials said that having every person in attendance vaccinated against the virus is particularly important for protecting those who can't get a shot, such as children under 12.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC recommends that those who aren't fully vaccinated delay their travel plans. For those who do travel, the CDC offers recommendations for \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">domestic \u003c/a>or \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/international-travel-during-covid19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">international \u003c/a>travelers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, the CDC suggests that those who aren't fully vaccinated wear well-fitting masks over the nose and mouth if in public indoor settings. It says outdoor celebrations, if possible, are recommended instead of indoor ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If in an outdoor setting, those who are vaccinated do not need to wear a mask, unless they are in areas with a high number of COVID-19 cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"By working together, we can enjoy safer holidays, travel, and protect our own health as well as the health of our family and friends,\" the CDC said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/10/12/1045202813/trick-or-treating-halloween-is-safe-fauci-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trick-or-treating can resume\u003c/a> this Halloween, should those who are fully vaccinated feel comfortable doing so. [aside postID=news_11891970]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think that, particularly if you're vaccinated, you can get out there and enjoy it,\" \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2021/10/10/fauci-covid-19-halloween-safety-sotu-vpx.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fauci told CNN's \"State of the Union.\"\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the American Academy of Pediatrics website, \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/Halloween-COVID-Safety-Tips.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">healthychildren.org\u003c/a>, officials recommend that families who decide on outdoor trick-or-treating do so in small groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to handing out candy, the website says to sit outside and line up individually prepackaged treats for children to take, including nonedible treats for those with food allergies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=The+CDC+emphasizes+COVID+vaccinations+as+a+key+to+safe+holiday+gatherings&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The CDC says that having every person in attendance vaccinated is important for protecting those who can't get a shot. And it recommends that those who aren't fully vaccinated delay travel.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1634601514,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":14,"wordCount":400},"headData":{"title":"Gathering for the Holidays? CDC Says COVID Vaccinations Are Key for a Safe Celebration | KQED","description":"The CDC says that having every person in attendance vaccinated is important for protecting those who can't get a shot. 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For those who do travel, the CDC offers recommendations for \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">domestic \u003c/a>or \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/international-travel-during-covid19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">international \u003c/a>travelers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, the CDC suggests that those who aren't fully vaccinated wear well-fitting masks over the nose and mouth if in public indoor settings. It says outdoor celebrations, if possible, are recommended instead of indoor ones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If in an outdoor setting, those who are vaccinated do not need to wear a mask, unless they are in areas with a high number of COVID-19 cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"By working together, we can enjoy safer holidays, travel, and protect our own health as well as the health of our family and friends,\" the CDC said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/10/12/1045202813/trick-or-treating-halloween-is-safe-fauci-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trick-or-treating can resume\u003c/a> this Halloween, should those who are fully vaccinated feel comfortable doing so. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11891970","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think that, particularly if you're vaccinated, you can get out there and enjoy it,\" \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2021/10/10/fauci-covid-19-halloween-safety-sotu-vpx.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fauci told CNN's \"State of the Union.\"\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the American Academy of Pediatrics website, \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/Halloween-COVID-Safety-Tips.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">healthychildren.org\u003c/a>, officials recommend that families who decide on outdoor trick-or-treating do so in small groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to handing out candy, the website says to sit outside and line up individually prepackaged treats for children to take, including nonedible treats for those with food allergies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit npr.org.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=The+CDC+emphasizes+COVID+vaccinations+as+a+key+to+safe+holiday+gatherings&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11892610/the-cdc-emphasizes-covid-vaccinations-as-a-key-to-safe-holiday-gatherings","authors":["byline_news_11892610"],"categories":["news_457","news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_22221","news_18909","news_27989","news_27504","news_28010","news_28199","news_30086","news_30085","news_27660","news_293"],"featImg":"news_11892613","label":"source_news_11892610"},"news_11851193":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11851193","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11851193","score":null,"sort":[1608159191000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"can-i-volunteer-at-a-food-bank-during-covid-19","title":"Can I Volunteer at a Food Bank During COVID-19?","publishDate":1608159191,"format":"image","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to: \u003ca href=\"#list\">Find volunteer opportunities near me at a food bank or dining hall\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Volunteer opportunities are one way that many folks aim to give back and help their community during the holiday season. If you're one of them, you might be wondering: How does the COVID-19 pandemic change being a food bank volunteer this year?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation=\"Mike Altfest, director of community engagement at the Alameda County Community Food Bank\"]'The pandemic has brought levels of food insecurity — and the work that food banks are doing — to unprecedented levels before the holidays even hit'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One thing's for sure: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11847203/food-banks-in-the-bay-area-how-to-find-and-support-your-local-facility\">Demand for the support that food banks and dining halls offer has soared\u003c/a>. The holidays are consistently a busy period for food banks and dining halls anyway, often caused by the strain on people's finances that winter bills for gas and heating bring — combined with school being out and kids not receiving meals there. But during the COVID-19 pandemic the need for these services has skyrocketed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The pandemic has brought levels of food insecurity — and the work that food banks are doing — to unprecedented levels before the holidays even hit,\" says Mike Altfest, director of community engagement at the Alameda County Community Food Bank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So whether or not you've supported your local food bank or dining hall with volunteer hours in previous years, how might things be different if you want to offer your time this holiday season? Read on for our tips — and\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#list\">click here for a list of local organizations to support\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>You Might Not Be Able to Volunteer in Person ...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you associate in-person volunteering during the holidays with taking a shift serving meals in a dining hall, be prepared for those types of opportunities to be slim — or unavailable altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a dining hall, GLIDE has traditionally relied heavily on volunteers to come help serve its meals in person, says their Deputy Director of Programs Lillian Mark. But during the pandemic, she says, the organization's ability to take on volunteers has been a true \"ebb and flow\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GLIDE welcomed new volunteers for Thanksgiving, but isn't doing so during the December holidays because of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11851396/entire-bay-area-region-now-subject-to-strict-stay-at-home-order\">new regional stay-at-home order\u003c/a> — and your local organization might be experiencing the same changing circumstances. The best way of finding out is by visiting their website or giving them a call directly. \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#list\">Find our list of local food banks and dining halls here\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you're wondering if volunteering at a food bank is still permitted under the Bay Area's \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11851396/entire-bay-area-region-now-subject-to-strict-stay-at-home-order\">regional stay-at-home order\u003c/a>, the answer is yes: these organizations are considered essential, \"as are volunteers who support us,\" says Alameda County Community Food Bank's Altfest.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>... and if You Do, It'll Look Different\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For one thing, there'll probably be far fewer volunteers on-site at the organization. Alameda County Community Food Bank is welcoming \"far fewer people\" as volunteers this holiday season, Altfest says, to allow for COVID-19 social distancing and to enable all necessary health screenings for the facility. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[aside postID=\"news_11847203\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tasks volunteers are asked to perform in person might also be very different from the ones you'd expect or are used to. For example, Alameda County Community Food Bank is not accepting food donations right now to be able to prioritize the physical space for emergency food bags — so instead of sorting through food donations, its volunteers are being asked to assemble those bags instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It goes without saying that if you volunteer in person, you should be prepared to be asked to take extra precautions to reduce this risks of contracting — or spreading — COVID-19, and to follow rules on wearing face coverings and gloves and maintaining social distance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Be Prepared to Take Your Volunteering Remote\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Just because you can't work in a dining hall or warehouse this holiday season doesn't mean you can't get hands-on in different ways, and stay distanced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GLIDE, for example, is seeking people to gather a group of friends or family for a virtual Care Item Drive, to collect new items for care packages. These items might include soaps and sanitizers for a Street Outreach Care Package, toys and diapers for a Shelter-In-Place Family Care Package or notebooks and pencils for a Distance Learning Care Package.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to offering shifts at their warehouses in San Rafael and San Francisco packing senior boxes and building grocery bags, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank's remote \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer/\">volunteer roles\u003c/a> include staffing pop-up pantries in the community, offering bilingual support (Spanish and Cantonese are their most urgent needs right now) and delivering fresh groceries by car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11707712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11707712\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers pass trays down the cafeteria line at St. Anthony's, pre-COVID-19. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Consider Donating Instead\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The pandemic has changed the way many food banks solicit and accept food donations, due to the risks of spreading COVID-19, which makes financial donations more necessary than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donating money rather than food gives places like food banks far more flexibility, as they're able to negotiate special deals for the food they buy. Basically, these organizations know how to make your cash go a long way when it comes to buying food — and almost certainly further than you'd be able to if you buy it yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might also be able to designate your dollars for a specific purpose. St. Anthony Foundation, for example, has taken its annual Holiday Curbside donation drive online — meaning you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/virtual-curbside/\">make a donation via their website\u003c/a> and use those dollars to \"shop\" for food and clothing for those who use St. Anthony's services. You can also, of course, \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/donate/\">donate straight-up cash\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your money will also help organizations like GLIDE continue to keep the people who use their services safe from COVID-19, Mark said, as well as support an organization's staff. Put simply, endlessly adapting to a pandemic is an expensive task for a nonprofit: from purchasing new packaging and flatware to be able to serve meals to-go rather than in a dining hall, to acquiring rain wear for staff to be able to serve clients outside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, some organizations \u003cem>are\u003c/em> still accepting drop-off food donations, like the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. Consult their list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/fundraise-faq/\">most-needed foods\u003c/a> first (think tuna, peanut butter and chili.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Be Flexible and Patient\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Mark advises that getting in touch with the organization of your choice to let them know you're even \u003cem>available\u003c/em> to volunteer is a great way to get on their radar, especially at a time when some places — including GLIDE — are relying on a core of regular, known volunteers rather than a cycle of new ones during the pandemic. A dining hall or food bank might not be able to take advantage of your holiday availability straight away, but will be glad to do so in the coming weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mark also stresses the gratitude organizations like GLIDE feel toward people who wish they could volunteer, but don't feel safe or able to do so in person during the pandemic. So if your heart is telling you to volunteer but your head knows that your personal circumstances or health don't make that possible, these places will look forwarding to welcoming you in 2021. Speaking of which ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sustain Your Support Into 2021\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One thing both Mark and Altfest urge you to remember: Even if you're not able to volunteer during the holidays, these organizations' need for your time and support will only increase in the coming year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's going to be a very, very long and steep climb out of this for our community in general, but particularly the communities that have been hit hardest,\" Altfest said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you find you're unable to secure a volunteering shift over the holidays, sustain that energy and momentum and make a commitment to support your community in the new year and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11707668\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11707668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-800x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-800x513.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-160x103.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-1020x655.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-1200x770.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A food pantry with staples such as tuna, bread and canned beans available to guests at St. Anthony's. The pantry began in 2008, but is a comparatively small program in terms of the dining room, which serves hundreds every day. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"list\">\u003c/a>Find a Food Bank or Dining Hall Near You\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.glide.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GLIDE\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>East Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodbankccs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.loavesfishescc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>North Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Action of Napa County Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.refb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>South Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marthas-kitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martha's Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Other smaller food banks and community fridges may be operating in your area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Looking for volunteer opportunities at food banks or dining halls near you this holiday season, but unsure how the pandemic affects things? We have answers.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1610569044,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":32,"wordCount":1504},"headData":{"title":"Can I Volunteer at a Food Bank During COVID-19? | KQED","description":"Looking for volunteer opportunities at food banks or dining halls near you this holiday season, but unsure how the pandemic affects things? We have answers.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"disqusIdentifier":"11851193 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11851193","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2020/12/16/can-i-volunteer-at-a-food-bank-during-covid-19/","disqusTitle":"Can I Volunteer at a Food Bank During COVID-19?","path":"/news/11851193/can-i-volunteer-at-a-food-bank-during-covid-19","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to: \u003ca href=\"#list\">Find volunteer opportunities near me at a food bank or dining hall\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Volunteer opportunities are one way that many folks aim to give back and help their community during the holiday season. If you're one of them, you might be wondering: How does the COVID-19 pandemic change being a food bank volunteer this year?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'The pandemic has brought levels of food insecurity — and the work that food banks are doing — to unprecedented levels before the holidays even hit'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Mike Altfest, director of community engagement at the Alameda County Community Food Bank","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One thing's for sure: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11847203/food-banks-in-the-bay-area-how-to-find-and-support-your-local-facility\">Demand for the support that food banks and dining halls offer has soared\u003c/a>. The holidays are consistently a busy period for food banks and dining halls anyway, often caused by the strain on people's finances that winter bills for gas and heating bring — combined with school being out and kids not receiving meals there. But during the COVID-19 pandemic the need for these services has skyrocketed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The pandemic has brought levels of food insecurity — and the work that food banks are doing — to unprecedented levels before the holidays even hit,\" says Mike Altfest, director of community engagement at the Alameda County Community Food Bank.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So whether or not you've supported your local food bank or dining hall with volunteer hours in previous years, how might things be different if you want to offer your time this holiday season? Read on for our tips — and\u003cstrong> \u003ca href=\"#list\">click here for a list of local organizations to support\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>You Might Not Be Able to Volunteer in Person ...\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you associate in-person volunteering during the holidays with taking a shift serving meals in a dining hall, be prepared for those types of opportunities to be slim — or unavailable altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a dining hall, GLIDE has traditionally relied heavily on volunteers to come help serve its meals in person, says their Deputy Director of Programs Lillian Mark. But during the pandemic, she says, the organization's ability to take on volunteers has been a true \"ebb and flow\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GLIDE welcomed new volunteers for Thanksgiving, but isn't doing so during the December holidays because of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11851396/entire-bay-area-region-now-subject-to-strict-stay-at-home-order\">new regional stay-at-home order\u003c/a> — and your local organization might be experiencing the same changing circumstances. The best way of finding out is by visiting their website or giving them a call directly. \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#list\">Find our list of local food banks and dining halls here\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you're wondering if volunteering at a food bank is still permitted under the Bay Area's \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11851396/entire-bay-area-region-now-subject-to-strict-stay-at-home-order\">regional stay-at-home order\u003c/a>, the answer is yes: these organizations are considered essential, \"as are volunteers who support us,\" says Alameda County Community Food Bank's Altfest.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>... and if You Do, It'll Look Different\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For one thing, there'll probably be far fewer volunteers on-site at the organization. Alameda County Community Food Bank is welcoming \"far fewer people\" as volunteers this holiday season, Altfest says, to allow for COVID-19 social distancing and to enable all necessary health screenings for the facility. \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11847203","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tasks volunteers are asked to perform in person might also be very different from the ones you'd expect or are used to. For example, Alameda County Community Food Bank is not accepting food donations right now to be able to prioritize the physical space for emergency food bags — so instead of sorting through food donations, its volunteers are being asked to assemble those bags instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It goes without saying that if you volunteer in person, you should be prepared to be asked to take extra precautions to reduce this risks of contracting — or spreading — COVID-19, and to follow rules on wearing face coverings and gloves and maintaining social distance.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Be Prepared to Take Your Volunteering Remote\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Just because you can't work in a dining hall or warehouse this holiday season doesn't mean you can't get hands-on in different ways, and stay distanced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GLIDE, for example, is seeking people to gather a group of friends or family for a virtual Care Item Drive, to collect new items for care packages. These items might include soaps and sanitizers for a Street Outreach Care Package, toys and diapers for a Shelter-In-Place Family Care Package or notebooks and pencils for a Distance Learning Care Package.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to offering shifts at their warehouses in San Rafael and San Francisco packing senior boxes and building grocery bags, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank's remote \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/volunteer/\">volunteer roles\u003c/a> include staffing pop-up pantries in the community, offering bilingual support (Spanish and Cantonese are their most urgent needs right now) and delivering fresh groceries by car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11707712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11707712\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33989_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_03-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers pass trays down the cafeteria line at St. Anthony's, pre-COVID-19. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Consider Donating Instead\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The pandemic has changed the way many food banks solicit and accept food donations, due to the risks of spreading COVID-19, which makes financial donations more necessary than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donating money rather than food gives places like food banks far more flexibility, as they're able to negotiate special deals for the food they buy. Basically, these organizations know how to make your cash go a long way when it comes to buying food — and almost certainly further than you'd be able to if you buy it yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You might also be able to designate your dollars for a specific purpose. St. Anthony Foundation, for example, has taken its annual Holiday Curbside donation drive online — meaning you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/virtual-curbside/\">make a donation via their website\u003c/a> and use those dollars to \"shop\" for food and clothing for those who use St. Anthony's services. You can also, of course, \u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/donate/\">donate straight-up cash\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your money will also help organizations like GLIDE continue to keep the people who use their services safe from COVID-19, Mark said, as well as support an organization's staff. Put simply, endlessly adapting to a pandemic is an expensive task for a nonprofit: from purchasing new packaging and flatware to be able to serve meals to-go rather than in a dining hall, to acquiring rain wear for staff to be able to serve clients outside.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, some organizations \u003cem>are\u003c/em> still accepting drop-off food donations, like the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. Consult their list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/fundraise-faq/\">most-needed foods\u003c/a> first (think tuna, peanut butter and chili.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Be Flexible and Patient\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Mark advises that getting in touch with the organization of your choice to let them know you're even \u003cem>available\u003c/em> to volunteer is a great way to get on their radar, especially at a time when some places — including GLIDE — are relying on a core of regular, known volunteers rather than a cycle of new ones during the pandemic. A dining hall or food bank might not be able to take advantage of your holiday availability straight away, but will be glad to do so in the coming weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mark also stresses the gratitude organizations like GLIDE feel toward people who wish they could volunteer, but don't feel safe or able to do so in person during the pandemic. So if your heart is telling you to volunteer but your head knows that your personal circumstances or health don't make that possible, these places will look forwarding to welcoming you in 2021. Speaking of which ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sustain Your Support Into 2021\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One thing both Mark and Altfest urge you to remember: Even if you're not able to volunteer during the holidays, these organizations' need for your time and support will only increase in the coming year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There's going to be a very, very long and steep climb out of this for our community in general, but particularly the communities that have been hit hardest,\" Altfest said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you find you're unable to secure a volunteering shift over the holidays, sustain that energy and momentum and make a commitment to support your community in the new year and beyond.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11707668\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11707668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-800x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-800x513.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-160x103.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-1020x655.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut-1200x770.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/RS33999_111918_AW_SoupKitchen_13-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A food pantry with staples such as tuna, bread and canned beans available to guests at St. Anthony's. The pantry began in 2008, but is a comparatively small program in terms of the dining room, which serves hundreds every day. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"list\">\u003c/a>Find a Food Bank or Dining Hall Near You\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.glide.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GLIDE\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>East Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foodbankccs.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.loavesfishescc.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>North Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Action of Napa County Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.refb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>South Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marthas-kitchen.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martha's Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Other smaller food banks and community fridges may be operating in your area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11851193/can-i-volunteer-at-a-food-bank-during-covid-19","authors":["3243"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_18909","news_27350","news_29029","news_27504","news_21777","news_19542","news_22264","news_20138","news_26702","news_293","news_21221"],"featImg":"news_11851504","label":"news"},"news_11848660":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11848660","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11848660","score":null,"sort":[1606521627000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"in-a-year-of-isolation-remembering-thanksgiving-togetherness","title":"In a Year of Isolation, Remembering Thanksgiving Togetherness","publishDate":1606521627,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Report Magazine | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":26731,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545?mt=2\">\u003ci>Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast.\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This weekend, when so many of us have had to make the difficult choice to spend the holiday away from our loved ones, we’re inviting you to a virtual family gathering, with some of our favorite stories from Thanksgiving 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11629987/a-family-expanded\">My ‘Family-Esque’\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You know the saying, “You can’t choose your family but you can choose your friends?” Well, for KQED’s Bianca Taylor, her friends have become her family. 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