21/08/2022
👩🏫Safety tips for attending school during COVID-19 pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, families and caregivers might worry about their child getting the COVID-19 virus at school.
Unfortunately, COVID-19 outbreaks do happen in school settings. But research has shown that when schools use multiple prevention strategies, the spread of the COVID-19 virus in schools is often lower than or similar to community spread.
What can you do to protect your school-aged child? Consider the strategies schools and families can follow to protect students' health.
💉 Encouraging COVID-19 vaccination
😷 Wearing face masks
🔛 Safe distancing
🩺 Screening testing
🏡 Proper ventilation
👐 Handwashing
🤒 Staying home when sick and getting tested
Students who have symptoms of an infectious illness should stay home from school and get tested for COVID-19. Possible symptoms of COVID-19 in children include:
Fever
Cough that becomes productive
Chest pain
New loss of taste or smell
Changes in the skin, such as discolored areas on the feet and hands
Sore throat
Nausea, vomiting, belly pain or diarrhea
Chills
Muscle aches and pain
Extreme fatigue
New severe headache
New nasal congestion
Everyone with COVID-19 should stay home and isolate from others for at least five full days. School policies might vary on when a child who has had COVID-19 can return to school.
