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Can college students go home for Thanksgiving safely?

Is it possible to have a safe Thanksgiving with college students coming home? An expert runs down the risks and ways to mitigate them.
A college student in a mask and sunglasses walks with a backpack on

How to safely manage a return home for college students this Thanksgiving depends on family circumstances, argues David Cennimo.

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, college students are preparing to return home for the long weekend or the rest of the semester for virtual instruction.

Cennimo, an infectious disease expert at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, says that each family needs to evaluate its own risk and take certain steps to mitigate it if they’re going to get together for Thanksgiving.

Here, he has some tips for how families can navigate the holidays during the pandemic:

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