FILE - Cooked turkey in roasting pan with meat thermometer during the preparation of a traditional American Thanksgiving holiday meal. LOS ANGELES - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, more and more people are choosing to scale back their Thanksgiving Day meals.In October, the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thanksgiving guidelines that advised against larger family gatherings and travel over the holiday season.The nation is averaging 172,000 new virus cases per day, nearly doubling since the end of October, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Hospitalizations, deaths and the test positivity rate are also up sharply as the nation approaches Thanksgiving.Dr. Deborah Birx on Nov.