(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Chicago families may be considering traveling over the Labor Day weekend, but the city's health commissioner is asking them to reconsider because of current risks associated with COVID-19.
"I would not recommend traveling," Dr. Allison Arwady said Tuesday. "If you've got unvaccinated children, particularly younger children, the whole country is doing really badly from a COVID perspective right now."
Vermont is now the only state not included on Chicago's travel advisory, which encourages unvaccinated individuals coming from outside Illinois to get tested for COVID-19 and self-quarantine for several days.
"I know that's hard for people, but we're just trying to avoid infection. I think especially when we're back in school, the bar is a little higher in terms of trying to think about limiting that risk as much as possible."
Arwady says enforcement will be up to individual schools and school systems.
