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    Should you get tested before your Thanksgiving gathering?

    by Lisa Schencker And Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune Nov 16, 2020 5 minutes

    CHICAGO — Carrie Mangoubi had a plan for Thanksgiving.

    She'd ask her guests to quarantine for two weeks before the holiday, or quarantine for one week and then get tested for COVID-19 right before Thanksgiving. Her family members agreed to the arrangement.

    But amid travel concerns and rising cases of COVID-19, Mangoubi, 40, abandoned her plan to host the holiday dinner. She now anticipates a quiet Thanksgiving at her Chicago home with her husband and two young children.

    Mangoubi isn't the only one weighing the role that COVID-19 testing can play as the holidays approach. Families across the Chicago area, who are desperate to save Thanksgiving, are wondering whether testing can bring peace of mind to their dinner tables. .

    "It's a very difficult question," said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director of the

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