Don’t have indoor Christmas parties, Philly’s top health official says amid COVID-19 surge

The Philadelphia health commissioner advised residents not to gather with other households for Christmas, particularly if anyone in the party would be unvaccinated, or to take rapid tests beforehand.

Philadelphia Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, speaks in June.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer

by Justine McDaniel

Updated Dec. 15, 2021, 7:20 p.m. ET

Published Dec. 15, 2021, 5:57 p.m. ET