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To Mask or Not to Mask — Revisited.
The CDC announced that as of February 25, 2022, indoor masking is no longer required in communities where hospitals aren’t highly strained -- which means that there are adequate hospital beds for COVID 19 patients. All members, including children, can stop wearing masks indoors in low and medium risk counties. A majority of counties in Maine remain high risk, so these updated guidelines do not yet apply. Families have been seeking guidance about having their children continue to mask in school. Here are my thoughts…
Pooled COVID Testing: Questions and Answers
School systems in Maine and many other states will be using “pooled testing” as one strategy for keeping schools safe during COVID. This begs the questions - what is pooled testing — testing done in a pool? This blog is dedicated to elucidating answers to questions around pooled testing, and pooled testings use in schools.
The COVID vaccine, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Everyone is questioning what is safe and what isn’t safe —and wisely so. There are few times that a parent feels more sensitive than during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. COVID amplifies these fears, because much is unknown both about the disease and about the vaccines to counteract the disease. Moms — pregnant and postpartum — are wondering which is the greater harm versus the greater good: to get vaccinated or not to get vaccinated? Here is the data you need to make an informed decision.
COVID Vaccinations: your questions answered!
This week, the FDA announced exciting news: children, ages 12 and up, can now receive the COVID vaccine. There is a lot of information about the vaccines out there, so here is the Cliff Notes version.
New CDC Guidelines: DOUBLE MASK
The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is to double mask — per the newest CDC guidelines. Tests done on tightly fitting surgical masks and cloth masks worn over surgical masks showed that 96.5% of COVID spread could be prevented, along with the other now routine precautions (social distancing, good handwashing, etc).
Inquiring Minds: Children and the Covid Vaccine: Updated again!
What’s up with the COVID vaccine and children? When will the pediatric population be immunized? The short answer is: not soon. There is a chance that children over 12 might start to get vaccinated in the next six months; children under 12 are unlikely to have that opportunity before 2022. This is a brief overview of why…