The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans on Friday to celebrate upcoming holidays by taking basic safety measures against the Covid-19 pandemic that still plagues the nation.
“Protect those not yet eligible for vaccination such as young children by getting yourself and other eligible people around them vaccinated,” the CDC noted in guidance issued late Friday afternoon.
The latest guidance presents a less restrictive view of the holiday gatherings as two-thirds of Americans have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccines. Still, September was the most contagious month so far for children, who were back on campus without approved vaccination for most school-aged children.
The federal government is working to approve vaccination for children 5 to 11 years old, which could come in time for many holiday gatherings.
The Biden administration has told governors to prepare for child vaccinations beginning as early as November.
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