1/ Q: When can we reunite the #grandparents and #grandchildren?
A: Efforts to protect grandparents, a higher risk group for #COVIDー19 complications, are really hard on everyone! As #ShelterInPlace orders lift, here are some things to consider when making plans to reunite:
2/ This is not personal. Balancing life-threatening risks to grandparents, while limiting the negative effects of
#IsolationLife, is no easy feat.
Adding germy, unpredictable small kids to this mix makes things even more complicated.
3/ Differences in opinions across generations can breed additional distress in an already stressful time. Stick to the facts. Listen to each other with #Respect.
4/ Underlying health conditions, caregiving needs, ability of family members to maintain #SocialDistancing measures, local #COVID19 spread, and #shelterinplace orders influence the risks of grandparents and grandchildren meeting up. There is no one right answer.
5/ If you are planning a visit, here are a few guidelines to make visits as safe as possible:
📲 Wait. If you can get by with the video calls and care packages for a bit longer, do it. This remains the #safest option.
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😷 Social distancing rules apply. Maintaining 6 feet between people, wearing masks, #handwashing, sanitizing common surfaces, and avoiding interactions when sick remains critical to preventing spread of the disease.
🌳 Outside activities are preferable to indoors.
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👥 Before grandparent visits, seal up your pod. This might include a two-week self-isolation and limiting contact with anyone not in your household.
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⏳Keep visits short and small. It may be easier to orchestrate a smaller visit with a few family members than to have a reunion with your entire extended family at once. Sleepovers and extended visits increase risks for transmission if someone in the group is infected.
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🥧 Meals are tricky. Eating introduces more opportunities to touch your face and pass around germs. Extra caution required.
Read more in this @CNN article: cnn.com/2020/05/15/hea…
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