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December 28, 2020

“There’s No Place Like Home for The Holidays:” Travel and SARS-CoV-2 Test Positivity Following Thanksgiving Weekend

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[pre-print; not peer-reviewed] An online panel survey administered December 4-18, 2020 to individuals from 10 US states (n = 7,905) found that many individuals reported spending Thanksgiving outside of their home (26%) or at home with at least one non-household member (27%). Planned travel over the December holidays was more common among those who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the prior 2 weeks (67%) compared with 25% of those who tested negative in the prior 2 weeks and 11% among those who were not tested.

Mehta et al. (Dec 24, 2020). “There’s No Place Like Home for The Holidays:” Travel and SARS-CoV-2 Test Positivity Following Thanksgiving Weekend. Pre-print downloaded Dec 28 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.22.20248719