"Tips for minimizing virus risk at holiday gatherings"
USA Today quoted Dr. Anne Rimoin, Fielding School professor of epidemiology, about how to reduce the risk of transmission at holiday gatherings.
The emergence of the latest variant of the coronavirus, the fast-spreading Omicron, has raised questions about the wisdom of holding or attending holiday gatherings, even among the vaccinated.
Though Delta remains the dominant variant in the U.S. and is chiefly responsible for the current surge in cases and hospitalizations, Omicron is making inroads and appears more capable of piercing vaccine-induced protection.
Dr. Anne Rimoin, a professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, offers several tips for reducing virus risk at social events:
Faculty Referenced by this Article
Dr. Anne Rimoin is a Professor of Epidemiology and holds the Gordon–Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health.
Robert J. Kim-Farley, MD, MPH, is a Professor-in-Residence with joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health Sciences
Dr. Joseph Davey is an infectious disease epidemiologist with over 20 years' experience leading research on HIV/STI services for women and children.
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