Should I Have a Big Family Gathering at Thanksgiving?

Dr. Jim Morrow: [00:00:00] We’re a week and a day past the election of 2020, and the pandemic did not end with the recent election. Hell, the election didn’t end with the recent election, so the pandemic certainly never had a chance. But please continue to be aware of your surroundings and who you’re with, how long you’re with them, where you’re with them, and what you’re wearing when you’re with them. We know now, like we didn’t know for months and months, we know now that the biggest threat is indoors without a mask, more than 15 minutes of contact in a 24 hour period and being within six feet of each other. So the classic example that I think, is going to dinner with somebody you don’t spend a lot of time with, you might be being very careful, they might be not quite so much. And you end up with COVID-19 three days later. So be very careful and be smart about what you’re doing.

Dr. Jim Morrow: [00:00:50]Thanksgiving is coming up. I’ve been getting asked a lot about what my thoughts are about Thanksgiving. And I think if you’ve got brother John and sister Sarah coming from Texas and Florida, I think is a terrible idea. I think it’s a good year to not do the big Thanksgiving with people that you’re not around most of the time anyway, or people who have not been sheltering, certainly. So be careful about that, because if you’re old, like John and I are, you are definitely at risk.

Dr. Jim Morrow, Morrow Family Medicine, and Host of “To Your Health With Dr. Jim Morrow”

Dr. Jim Morrow is the founder and CEO of Morrow Family Medicine. He has been a trailblazer and evangelist in the area of healthcare information technology, was named Physician IT Leader of the Year by HIMSS, a HIMSS Davies Award Winner, the Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce Steve Bloom Award Winner as Entrepreneur of the Year and he received a Phoenix Award as Community Leader of the Year from the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.

He is married to Peggie Morrow and together they founded the Forsyth BYOT Benefit, a charity in Forsyth County to support students in need of technology and devices. They have two Goldendoodles, a gaggle of grandchildren and enjoy life on and around Lake Lanier.

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