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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2022

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

Mary A Pomeroy, Edward R Hoover, Brianna L Dumas, Katrina S Kennedy, Beth Wittry, Mark E Laughlin, Diane M Harris, Laura Gieraltowski, Merissa A Yellman, Amanda G Garcia-Williams and 1 more

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Article in Epidemiology and infection, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors.

Mary A PomeroyCDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8060-3535
Edward R HooverCDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Brianna L DumasCDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Katrina S KennedyCDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Beth WittryCDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3891-4348
Mark E LaughlinCDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Diane M HarrisCDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Laura GieraltowskiCDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0575-4579
Merissa A YellmanCDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Amanda G Garcia-WilliamsCDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Katherine E MarshallCDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7220-7316

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6 · The paper itself

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. Younger adults (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) 1.53, 95% CI 1.19-1.97), persons who did not experience COVID-19 themselves or have relatives/close friends experience severe COVID-19 (aPR 1.56, 95% CI 1.18-2.07), and non-Hispanic White persons (aPR 1.57, 95% CI 1.13-2.18) were more likely to not always wear masks in public during the 2 weeks before gatherings. Public health messaging emphasizing consistent application of COVID-19 prevention strategies is important to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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Mass GatheringsSocial ParticipationAdultAgedCOVID-19FamilyFemaleHolidaysHumansMaleMealsMiddle AgedUnited StatesYoung AdultbehaviorsCOVID-19foodgatheringsmaskingmitigation measuresprevention strategiesSARS-COV-2

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PMID35135647
PMCPMC8886078

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