Jerome Adams, Surgeon General stops short of warning people to avoid crowds

Yelena Dzhanova@YELENADZHANOVA

America's Surgeon General Jerome Adams stopped short of advising people to avoid participating in large gatherings over the Fourth of July weekend, despite warnings from health officials that such events may spread the coronavirus. Adams made the comments Friday on the Today show.

The Surgeon General's remarks come as President Donald Trump plans to appear at two large Fourth of July events, one at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota on Friday evening and one in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Dozens of states are reeling from a spike in confirmed coronavirus cases as reopening efforts continue in the United States. 

Adams in an interview with NBC’s “Today” show evaded answering the question directly of whether he’d advise someone to go to a large gathering. Instead, he was rattling off points for individuals to consider before making that decision.

Adams also recommended that an individual recognize whether they’re at higher risk for the coronavirus because of underlying medical conditions and whether the community they’re in has seen spikes in confirmed cases recently.  

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