Dear friends and neighbors,
A situation like this can cause a lot of fear and stress. A few bits of information to hopefully help reduce the stress: 1/7
A situation like this can cause a lot of fear and stress. A few bits of information to hopefully help reduce the stress: 1/7
1. Studies of COVID-19 in other countries are demonstrating that while our children can get infected, they generally only demonstrate mild symptoms and are often carriers without symptoms. Meaning that our children are strong and can handle this! The biggest risk... 2/7
for our children is spreading the illness amongst each other and taking it home to people who could get more seriously ill from the virus. It is vital that we take steps like closing schools to stop this spread.
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2. Please do not use days off from school as play dates. This negates the closure of schools to stop the spread.
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3. If we take the precautions of social distancing, stopping gatherings, and working from home to avoid unneeded contact from others, we can stop the spread. These precautions are not the scary thing. They will stop the scary things from happening.
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4. Don’t forget to take care of yourself. You can (and should) still go on walks outside and enjoy the fresh air. Go play tennis with a healthy friend. Do things that keep you 6 feet apart from others but still enable you to be active and outside... 6/7
Your physical and mental health matter through all of this, too!
We are all in this together and we can do this together!
Thank you,
Your Local Infectious Disease Doctor
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We are all in this together and we can do this together!
Thank you,
Your Local Infectious Disease Doctor
#COVID19 #Iowa #FlattentheCurve #IDTwitter #medtwitter #COVID #StayHomeSaveLives #SocialDistancing 7/7
