With the Delta surge continuing to affect kids, this mental checklist is a must.
"My wife and I talk about this all the time," Hijano, a parent to two young girls, told POPSUGAR."We say, 'We did all this sacrifice of being virtual last year, and now we find that now we're sending them in person, in an environment that seems far worse than last year.'"surge in pediatric COVID-19 cases thanks to the highly contagious Delta variant
"Schools did very, very well last year," he said, noting how those institutions that layered safety precautions were not only safe but also often safer than the surrounding communities. That's promising, especially considering both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
For Hijano,"Where do you live?" is the first question he asks when helping parents assess their risk. He implores parents to know their city's rates for cases, testing, and hospitalization as well as the vaccination coverage in their community. Hijano listed some typical questions parents should ask:"Is the school enforcing universal mask? Are they providing physical distance for everyone? Are they doing contact tracing in the school to make sure that people are notified about exposures? Some schools are offering testing for asymptomatic children or for symptomatic children and upgrading ventilation systems."
He recommended asking for policies in writing and, because parents likely can't see these protocols in practice, doing what they can to follow up regularly on how certain mitigation efforts are going. And he encourages parents to speak up if they notice any measures that were in place last year that are no longer being employed.
"That's why, as a parent, you have to look at those things and say, 'OK, what is my community doing? What is my school doing? Then what can I do?'" Hijano said."And then make the decision."
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