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U.S. holiday travel surges despite outbreak
By TAMARA LUSH needs my help," said
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Some 34-year-old Jennifer Brown-
are elderly and figure they lee, a fisherman from Bay-
don't have many Christ- ou La Batre, Alabama, who
mases left. Others are try- was waiting at the Tampa
ing to keep long-distance airport to fly to Oregon
romance alive. Some just to see her mother, who
yearn for the human con- just lost a leg. "I know that
nection that's been absent God's got me. He's not go-
for the past nine months. ing to let me get sick."
Millions of Americans are Brownlee said that she
traveling ahead of Christ- would wear a mask on the
mas and New Year's, de- plane "out of respect" for
spite pleas from public other passengers but that
health experts that they her immune system and
stay home to avoid fueling Jesus Christ would protect
the raging coronavirus her.
pandemic that has killed More than 5 million peo-
more than 320,000 nation- ple passed through the
wide. nation’s airport security
Many people at airports checkpoints between Fri-
this week thought long and day and Tuesday, accord-
hard about whether to go ing to the Transportation
somewhere and found a Security Administration. Travelers wear face masks while passing through the south security checkpoint in the main termi-
way to rationalize it. nal of Denver International Airport Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in Denver.
"My mom's worth it. She Continued on next page Associated Press