See the COVID-19 risk level for a Thanksgiving gathering in your US county

David Pescovitz 9:26 am Fri Nov 13, 2020

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University developed the COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool that "shows the risk level of attending an event, given the event size and location. The risk level is the estimated chance (0-100%) that at least 1 COVID-19 positive individual will be present at an event in a county, given the size of the event." Understand your risk by clicking around below. And if you insist on gathering, please gather outside. Wear a mask. Stay six feet apart. Wash your hands. Save room for dessert.

Thanksgiving with 10 people:

Thanksgiving with 20 people:

(via DIGG)

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