The following is an epidemiologist’s summary of the 8/21/20 CDC report on Rhode Island daycare COVID transmission. Punchline: if you follow strict guidelines, daycares can operate with minimal spread. On June 1, Rhode Island opened up daycares with strict guidelines. As of July 31, 666 of 891 (75%) programs were approved to reopen, with [...]
Dr. Peter Jung recently wrote a blog post about returning to school this fall: http://peterjung.blogspot.com/2020/07/post-50-school-reopening-during-covid.html
Blue Fish Pediatrics supports the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in regards to children returning to school this fall. This article summarizes the AAP recommendation for returning to school: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/Return-to-School-During-COVID-19.aspx This article is the full AAP recommendation: https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/clinical-guidance/covid-19-planning-considerations-return-to-in-person-education-in-schools/
Here is a helpful article on the risks of summer activities: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/23/861325631/from-camping-to-dining-out-heres-how-experts-rate-the-risks-of-14-summer-activit
Here is a helpful article about visiting grandparents: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/15/health/how-to-visit-grandparents-wellness-trnd/index.html
Dear Blue Fish Family, This timely and excellent article (link below) is essentially how we have been answering patients when asked, "What is safe and what would you feel safe doing with your family?" https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/05/restaurants-stores-reopen-dos-and-donts/611314/?fbclid=IwAR2uW9uvoNmc2JbuCLii04-vgweSA104Wp-sLbDGRI3CNZqL0ahTboISZpY Hopefully this article will help guide you as you plan for the next couple months. Wishing your family a safe [...]
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has created a helpful COVID-19 page that we encourage you to visit: https://healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/chest-lungs/Pages/2019-Novel-Coronavirus.aspx
Please read this helpful American Academy of Pediatrics article on the CDC recommendation that children over age 2 wear face masks during COVID-19: https://services.aap.org/en/pages/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-infections/masks-and-children-during-covid-19/
Read this helpful article by healthychildren.org with tips on parenting while the kids are at home. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/family-dynamics/communication-discipline/Pages/Positive-Parenting-and-COVID-19_10-Tips.aspx
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pediatric FAQs Dr. Peter Jung Updated 3/13/2020 Kids may be developing less severe symptoms, but does that have any potential impact on the possibility of reinfection? No one knows for sure, but most children likely develop at least short-term immunity to the specific Coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But just as the flu [...]
