Decisions to attend holiday gatherings during COVID-19 and engagement in key prevention strategies: United States, January 2021.

ABSTRACT: Gatherings where people are eating and drinking can increase the risk of getting and spreading SARS-CoV-2 among people who are not fully vaccinated; prevention strategies like wearing masks and physical distancing continue to be important for some groups. We conducted an online survey to characterise fall/winter 2020-2021 holiday gatherings, decisions to attend and prevention strategies employed during and before gatherings. We determined associations between practicing prevention strategies, demographics and COVID-19 experience. Among 502 respondents, one-third attended in person holiday gatherings; 73% wore masks and 84% practiced physical distancing, but less did so always (29% and 23%, respectively). Younger adults were 44% more likely to attend gatherings than adults ≥35 years. Younge

SUBMITTER: Pomeroy MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8886078 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature