Families around the country are deliberating whether to stick with large gatherings that have been central to Thanksgiving traditions this year, or to cut down on contact with seldom-seen relations in deference to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially recommended the latter, insisting that getting together with people who haven’t seen each other in months is likely to increase incidence of infection, it’s likely many of your patients and prospective patients will opt to celebrate in large numbers. Consider, also, that college kids will be heading home in droves after months away. It all means you’re likely to get an influx of patients on two fronts: one group wanting a test shortly before the holiday and a second wave wanting to be tested (or treated) in the weeks following “turkey day.” If patients do come in for a pre-holiday test, suggest that they adhere as much as possible to the CDC recommendations for COVID-19 safety (masks and social distancing, in particular). And make sure you’re well stocked with testing supplies and personal protective equipment for your staff.