Top Houston doc urges against small gatherings this Thanksgiving - Chron

Sacrificing that Thanksgiving dinner gathering might be the safest choice this year, according to Houston top doctor, Dr.

Skipping that Thanksgiving dinner gathering might be the wisest idea this year, according to one Houston top doctor.

But because Thanksgiving and Christmas are multigenerational gatherings, it's going to be very risky for the elderly to have these gatherings this year," Memorial Hermann's Infectious Disease Specialist Dr.

The reason for limiting time inside a home is because the virus will quickly spread indoors without proper ventilation, according to Yancey.  Rather than gathering inside in a home even with a small group, try to go outside where you can have socially distanced picnic on the patio, yard or driveway.

"Fall is a beautiful time of year in the Houston area.

“They themselves, because of their concern for me and my age, have decided they’re not going to come home for Thanksgiving, even though all three of them want very much to come home for Thanksgiving,”