Want to head home for the holidays? You may need to reconsider your travel plans because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a White House coronavirus adviser, said during a recent webinar that his children, who live in separate states across the country, won't be coming home for Thanksgiving due to the fear of possibly spreading the virus.

Travel increases your risk of contracting and spreading the virus, according to Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases specialist.

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