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    Traveling over the holidays? Follow these tips to stay healthy

    by Helen Branswell Dec 22, 2017 4 minutes
    Source: William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images

    Admit it. There are few things worse than being sick over the holidays.

    So we have some advice. Well, Dr. Gary Brunette has some advice. Brunette heads the travelers’ health branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He gave STAT some recommendations to maximize your chances of healthy holidays, especially if you’re traveling.

    (Confession: We should have done this sooner. Because for those of you who are traveling overseas for the holidays, some of this advice may be coming too late. But we know some of you are probably also thinking about winter or spring break holidays — maybe Santa is slipping

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