Thread by @celinegounder

1/ Should people be traveling over the holidays in the midst of an Omicron surge?
with @CBSMornings' @GayleKing

Here's how my family is managing our risk AND staying safe:
- We had a big lunch🥤🍝so we didn't have to eat/drink in the airport or on the plane✈️.

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2/ Here's how my family is managing our risk AND staying safe (continued):
- We wore N95 masks😷in the car🚘with windows🪟open on the way to the airport.
- We wore N95 masks😷in the airport and on the airplane✈️.

3/ Here's how my family is managing our risk AND staying safe (continued):
- We're rapid testing daily.

4/ Here's how my family is managing our risk AND staying safe (continued):
- I got my sister 3 HEPA air filtration units to put in the kitchen, living room, and dining room.

5/ And we are all fully vaccinated💉💉💉except for the two-year-old who's not yet eligible.

And yes, by definition, we are privileged.

We can access and use ALL available tools to protect ourselves from COVID.

6/ All COVID prevention tools should be available to everyone for FREE:
- N95/KN95/KF94😷masks
- HEPA air filtration units
- Isolation hotel 🏨🛌🏾rooms

7/ People also need paid time off to get vaccinated,
if they have side-effects from vaccination,
or if they need to quarantine or isolate because they've been exposed or are infected/sick.

They need paid time off to take relatives to get vaccinated & to care for sick relatives.