Defying warnings, millions in the US travel for Thanksgiving

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Millions of Americans are taking to the skies and hitting the road ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire. They are ignoring warnings that they should stay home and limit gatherings to members of their own household.

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Holiday travelers check in at kiosks near an airline counter at Orlando International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Orlando, Fla.

Many were tired of more than eight months of social distancing and determined to spend time with loved ones. “As long as you’re maintaining your distance, you’re not touching stuff and you’re sanitizing your hands, people should see their families right now,” she said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local authorities have begged people not to travel and urged them to keep their Thanksgiving celebrations small.

More Americans drive than fly during the holiday, but AAA has projected those numbers are also likely to be lower this year. How much lower the auto club has not said. “I’ll just to confess to you guys, I’m exhausted trying to convince folks to do stuff. It’s just going nowhere,” said Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Mississippi’s state health officer.

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Lots of eyes on colleges and universities, take a look at why we saw in the data:

Docs in AZ,AK,SD,ND, MN, IN, NV, FL,MS&OK r all saying that they r short of staff! Cleveland clinic has 1000 medical staff&Mayo Clinic has 900 in quarantine.The medical staff r getting sick&this is before Thanksgiving, peak flu season&Christmas. Plz take covid seriously 🙏

Can’t fix stupid. 🤷‍♂️

This is why we can’t have nice things. Americans have the attention span of a gnat

Pregnant, in an airport during a pandemic, with no mask. CPS ought to be involved. Clearly she’s putting herself and her unborn child at risk. Damn idiot.

The virus didn't go away people.

My mother is over this virus.

It isn’t helping that the airlines are selling cheap fares & insisting flying is safe. Maybe they could have gotten on board with the “don’t kill your fellow citizens” thing. I mean really, the government gave them all that bailout money when individuals got basically nothing.

Take a poll- odds are the majority are pro-lifers.

The selfishness and entitlement in this country is disgusting! These people will be lined up tomorrow morning to fist fight over a XBox and 70 inch TV - What has happened?

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Americans are very hard headed and arrogant people. They will pay for this in the end. There is no way this is the best country on earth. It's a lie.

FREEDOM SHALL NEVER DAY !!!

Awesome, proud that my people aren't allowing the FEARPORN from a Rothschild publication & the corporate controlled news to restrict them from JOY & LIVING with their loved ones. This pLandemic is getting old & people will NOT allow themselves to be further enslaved by BS!

These are the fools that will seek hospital beds that are already full.

I believe there are ~74M Americans who made a similar decision on election day. Sooo ..... no big surprise!

Why? Can’t we all just work together to stop the virus spread

Whoa pump the hate brakes AP. I’m not on fire 🔥 but I am SMOKING HOT! I’m only 60 nano meters in size with perfect molecular cleavage and antennas in perfect alignment. Check me out and I don’t even need a filter.

Coming from a State in Australia that is coming out of our 2nd wave,0 cases for 27 days I know the C19 experience. We had a curfew, masks, restrictions on hospitality and retail, all these things work,no miracles, low cost, major benefits.I get the issues, I urge you do similar.

too bad joe biden isn’t president. things would be way different

We are humans and made for connections. Period.

Well I promise y’all I ain’t doin shit

Hold on, we're in for a rough 🛬 (landing)

Hospitals can barely cope as it is, this will only make things worse! I don't understand why giving up 1 thanksgiving is so hard if it helps protecting the people that matter to you the most!

Trying to live on UI of $150/wk while taking care of my aging father who has COPD and Emphysema. State shut down Can’t pay rent, car, health insurance, electricity, heat, meds, food Is there anyone out there that can help in anyway.. I’ll take any assistance. $HeidiiiG3

Oh no the sheep are staging a revolt!

Spoiled Brats

They are lined up like lemmings. And you know what becomes of lemmings.

Stupid has no vaccine

You mean like hypocritical politicians?

👏🏻👏🏻 Imagine that. Using free will in America.

Most of these people only care if they get infected, they don’t give a shit about anyone else, if they did, they wouldn’t travel. Argue if you want, but look in the mirror first, then when someone close to you gets sick, look in the mirror again

Airlines complicit in this to make a buck. Why?

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I was told: 'You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him do the backstroke.' Many of those people may find themselves in ICUs for Christmas.

That’s because MayorHancock of Denver showed us by example that it was perfectly okay.

The left and media certainly had/has NO PROBLEM with all of the rioting and looting and spitting and violence and togetherness going on in liberal cities and still going on

How many are college students who are *required* to leave their dorms? Where else are they gonna go?

Risk? More like a guaranteed firestorm sadly. Too many ignored public health advice in Canada for Thanksgiving mid October and now we’re fighting a 2nd wave far worse than the first, and greater Toronto is in lockdown again. But by all means go ahead... 🤦🏼‍♂️ffs CovidThanksgiving

Like Mayor Hancock?

Sitting on a plane for hours, 6” from strangers, is ok but having your family in your home is not Wake up!! itsallascam!

They say ignorance is bliss.

I mean, the country's motto is basically 'fuck you, I got mine' so how can anyone be surprised?

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'Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.' [President John F. Kennedy] Apparently, patriotism has no place when trying to control a highly contagious virus. Americans STILL refuse to be COVID safe. It's all about me-me-me, then wham!

Ted Cruz Fraudulent election This is nuts. As Dallas murder rates surge to historic highs, radical activists are calling Texas State Troopers “Occupying Forces” and “State Sanctioned Violence.” Stop demonizing the police, whose job it is to keep everyone safe.

I guess we should have known Americans wouldn't be any better at protecting themselves against COVID19 as they are about taking care of their health normally. And with a CovidVaccine coming... Related:

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If people want big thanksgiving gatherings with their loved ones and they take precautions they have every right to do so. It’s nit your job to police Americans out of paranoia.

Don't they realize there's a .2% chance they could die!!!! Maniacs I say!!

And people wonder why other countries view Americans as ignorant and selfish..

The problem is Trump and his sycophants are encouraging people to engage in behaviors that are likely to cause tens of thousands if not hundreds and of thousands of Americans to die needlessly.

I hate to think about the nightmare that's happening in 2 to 3 weeks

If you’re surprised then you’re just as much of an idiot as those people

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U “forgot” to mention this

Because only mayors and governors should be visiting with family.

Let them be

🙄what do people not understand about this. STAY HOME!!!!

The Denver Mayor says don't travel, then boards plane to Houston to visit family.

Tell us how you really feel, AP...

Disgusting fear porn and absolute fakenews for a virus with a 99.8% survival rate

Leave the politicians alone. They don't have to follow their own advice.

Can’t fix stupid

Lol. Warnings are like lies ! You keep pushing them ! Happy turkey day !

Time to close it down

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