‘Stay Home If You’re Sick,’ CDC Director Warns in Holiday Message

CDC Director Mandy Cohen said influenza, COVID, and RSV are ’spreading across most of the country' right now.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 30: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Mandy Cohen testifies before the House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee November 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony on the topic of "Unmasking Challenges CDC Faces in Rebuilding Public Trust Amid Respiratory Illness Season." Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned people in a message on social media to stay home from holiday gatherings and events if they are feeling sick.

“We continue to see a lot of respiratory illnesses right now. Flu, COVID, and RSV are spreading in most of the country,” CDC Director Mandy Cohen said in a video posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.