{"id":7822,"date":"2020-10-31T17:45:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T21:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=7822"},"modified":"2020-10-31T17:41:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T21:41:43","slug":"tallahassee-residents-weigh-risks-of-celebrating-halloween-during-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/tallahassee-residents-weigh-risks-of-celebrating-halloween-during-a-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee Residents Weigh Risks Of Celebrating Halloween During A Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The coronavirus pandemic is making Halloween a little scarier than usual. While some say they\u2019re not afraid, others say the holiday\u2019s traditional large gatherings and neighborhood trick-or-treating feel a little too risky this year<\/p>\n<p>Tallahassee mom, Alexis Hamilton, is celebrating Halloween at home this year with her child by \u201cdressing up and watching movies, and making fun snacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone is staying home this year. FAMU student Kathlynn Foster says she\u2019s thinking about going out with friends, but she does have some reservations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am still debating if I want to go to this Halloween party with a mask on the whole time,\u201d Foster says. \u201cWill the mask even work if I&#8217;m around a bunch of people?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say anyone celebrating in public should keep their mask on their face at all times. And the agency cautions against relying solely on costume masks for protection.<\/p>\n<p>Besides masks, the CDC also recommends proper social distancing, hand washing and using hand sanitizer or finding activities to do at home\u2014like carving pumpkins. 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