50% said they plan to spend the big game with immediate household. Source: Healthinsurance.com

Feb. 4. Days before the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, healthcare officials are cautioning against Super Bowl watch parties.

“You don’t want parties with people that you haven’t had much contact with,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said on NBC’s “Today” show on Wednesday. Comparing watch parties to holidays like Thanksgiving and New Years, he said “every time we do have something like this, there always is a spike.”

Fifty percent of those surveyed by healthinsurance.com plan to watch the Super Bowl with just their immediate household this year.

The Centers for Disease Control says we should avoid crowded, poorly ventilated indoor spaces. The safest way to watch the Super Bowl this year is at home with people you live with.

More data from healthinsurance.com to kick around:

68% have or know someone who has tested positive for COVID-19
83% are more aware of their health & the health of those around them because of COVID-19
30% are more interested in the Super Bowl this year
50% plan to spend the Super Bowl with just their household this year
13% are attending a virtual Super Bowl Party this year
73% will eat chips and snacks during the Super Bowl
56% will eat wings during the Super Bowl
46% will drink beer during the Super Bowl
46% said the actual game interests them the most about the Super Bowl
24% said commercials interests them the most about the Super Bowl
18% said the half-time show interests them the most about the Super Bowl
10% said the Super Bowl snacks interests them the most about the Super Bowl