The survey also found that one in three people will not ask guests to wear masks.

What if I get a COVID-19 test first?

How safe is it to see friends and family if you get a COVID-19 test first?

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That said, there are some things you and your family can do to better minimize that risk.

(Basically, dont just rely on tests.)

Its Amazing How Its All Connected.

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As chief quality and patient safety officer, Iahn Gonsenhauser provides leadership and oversight of quality and patient safety across the multiple business units of the Wexner Medical Center.

(Real quarantineno walks, no trips to the grocery store or drugstore, nothing.)

When will the pandemic end?

Nothing can take the risk [of COVID-19] away, he says of in-person celebrations.

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He says the next safest way to celebrate would be the drive-by method that was popular in the spring.

The third option, he says, is having an outdoor celebration.

Theres a pretty big jump in risk from the drive-bys to this one, he says.

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(Something he absolutely does not recommend.)

Dr. Gosnsenhauser knows that all of this is pretty discouraging.

With COVID-19 numbers increasing across the country, its a really scary situation right now, Dr. Gosnsenhauser says.

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As chief quality and patient safety officer, Iahn Gonsenhauser provides leadership and oversight of quality and patient safety across the multiple business units of the Wexner Medical Center.

That said, its worth remembering that the pandemic wont last forever.

This years holiday celebrations are an anomaly.

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