Fauci warns against Super Bowl parties to avoid virus spread
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The nation's top infectious disease expert doesn't want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, says when it comes to Super Bowl parties during the pandemic, people should 鈥渏ust lay low and cool it.鈥�
He said during TV interviews Wednesday that now isn鈥檛 the time to invite people over for watch parties because of the possibility that they鈥檙e infected with the coronavirus and could sicken others.
Big events like Sunday鈥檚 game in Tampa, Florida, between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are always a cause for concern over the potential for virus spread, Fauci said.
鈥淵ou don't want parties with people that you haven鈥檛 had much contact with,鈥� he told NBC's 鈥淭oday鈥� show. "You just don鈥檛 know if they鈥檙e infected, so, as difficult as that is, at least this time around, just lay low and cool it.鈥�
The NFL has capped game attendance at 22,000 people because of the pandemic and citywide coronavirus mandates.