Kids, COVID-19 and summer camps

Interview with Dr. Ethan Cutts

Or visit FixSac5.com45 LOOK AT THE FINE AIRBRIDGE THAT WHEN CHECKING THECAMERA A LITTLE BIT TODAYSUMMER BREAK IS HERE AND WITHKIDS OUT OF SCHOOL PARENTS ARELOOKING AT SUMMER CAMP BUTOBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SOMECONCERNS THIS YEAR DOCTORETHAN CUTS A PEDIATRICIAN WITHKAISER PERMANENTE JOINS USLIVE FOR THE DO'S AND DON'TSGUIDE TO KIDS COVID AND AWONDERFUL SUMMER CAMP DOCTORCUTS, THANKS SO MUCH FORJOINING US THIS MORNING SOLET'S START WITH ONE OF THESOME OF THE BASIC THINGS WANTTO TELL PARENTS ARE TRYING TOCHECK OFF THE BOXES MAKE SURETHAT KIDS HAVE A WONDERFULSUMMER.

THAT'S A GREATQUESTION.

SO.I TALKED TO FAMILIES A LOTABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE'SALWAYS YOU SOME CONCERNS WHENIT COMES TO.

CORONAVIRUS BEINGIN FACT IN THE FIRST THING ITELL FAMILIES IS REALLY.

GOWITH WHAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLEWITH THERE IS AS YOU KNOW 100%GUARANTEE YOUR CHILD WILL NOTBE EXPOSED TO THE CORONAVIRUS.AND SO THE FIRST THING TOFAMILIES IS LOOK AT YOUR HOUSEAND SEE IF YOU ARE WILLING.

TOPOSSIBLY BRING CURRENT FIRESAND YOUR HOUSE A IF YOU LIVEWITH SOMEONE WHO IS ALL INFROM HAS A LOT OF HEALTHPROBLEMS YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TODO IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE THERISK IS LOW AND YOU WANT TO GOAHEAD AND DO THAT IT'S OKAY TOGO TO A SUMMER CAMPS.

ANDTHAT'S CERTAINLY CAUSING 3RDSIMPLE GUIDELINES COME TO GOTHIS ROUTE.

LET'S ALSO TALKABOUT.WHEN IT COMES TO SUMMERCAMPS AND ALL SUMMER CAMPS ARECREATED EQUAL WHAT ARE SOME OFTHE QUESTIONS THAT PARENTSSHOULD BE ASKING WHEN THEY'RELOOKING INTO THESE OVERNIGHTCAMPS NOT OVERNIGHT CAMPS.

YOUKNOW HOW THEY'RE CLEAN ANDTHINGS LIKE THAT WHAT SHOULDPARENTS BE KIND OF CHECKINGOFF THE CHECKLIST.RIGHT SO THE FIRST THING IWAS A PEOPLE'S AT THE CENTERFOR DISEASE CONTROL HAS VERYGOOD GUIDELINES AND SUMMERCAMPS.

THE CALIFORNIADEPARTMENT PUBLIC HEALTH ALSOHAS A SIMILAR GUIDELINES THATALL ALONG.

SO IT'S ALWAYS BEENBIG YOURSELF BECAUSE AS WEKNOW THERE IS HOPE ANDEVERYTHING'S ALWAYS CHANGE.AND THE NEWS IS BEINGDIFFERENT EVERY DAY.

SO ALWAYSBE SHORT, BUT THE GENERALRULES ARE SAFER CAMPS ARE THEONES THAT TEND TO A GROUP OFCHILDREN IN SMALLER GROUPS ANDKEEP THOSE GROUPS TOGETHER.THAT YOU'RE THE BEST ARE THEONES THAT.

SAY HAD THE 2 YEAROLDS ALTOGETHER THE 4 YEAROLD'S OF THE OTHER AND THERE'SNO COMING LINK BETWEEN THE 2GROUPS AGAIN IT'S ALL ABOUTEXPOSURE TO OTHER CHILDRENBECAUSE WE KNOW CHILDREN ARESOCIAL CREATURES AS THEYSHOULD BE THAT PRIVATEDEVELOPMENT.

AND THEY'RE GOINGTO TEND TO WANT TO GET NEAREACH OTHER AND TOUCH.

EACHOTHER IS VERY IMPOSSIBLE TOKEEP THEM FROM DOING THAT.

SOIF WE CAN KEEP THE FROM THELARGER WAY THAT WILLDEFINITELY BE THE FIRST A LOOKAT DAKOTA ALSO ASK YOU SOMESUMMER CAMPS ARE INSIDE SOMEARE MORE OUTSIDE SOME HAVEOVERNIGHT.WHEN YOU'RE CONSIDERING HOWCOVID IS IT BETTER TO LEANTOWARDS THE ONES THAT AREOUTSIDE AT SUMMER CAMPS, KEEPTHEM AVOID OVERNIGHT STAYSTHINGS LIKE THAT.

ABSOLUTELYSO OVERNIGHT CAMP I'M SORRYOUTSIDE CAMPS ARE BY FAR THEBEST.

YOU KNOW I JUST THINKABOUT THE REASON WHY COLD ANDFLU SEASON, SO THAT THE WINTERBECAUSE THEY'RE ALL INSIDENEXT TO EACH OTHER.

WHEN WECAN GO OUTSIDE WE'RE ACTUALLYNOT AS CLOSE WE TEND TO BEMORE OUR PART AND THETRANSMISSION OUT THE DROP ASPRESIDENT A CAR BUYERS.IT'S HARD TO DO OUTSIDE.

SOOUTSIDE IS DEFINITELY BETTERTHAN INSIDE.

OVERNIGHT SAMETHINKING IS THAT WE HEREOVERNIGHT CAMP YOU'RE SLEEPINGIN A SMALL ENCLOSED SPACE WITHOTHER PEOPLE CHILDREN AND SOAGAIN THAT INCREASE YOUR RISKOF EXPOSURE.

TONIGHT WE'REPROBABLY NOT AS HAS BEEN PAGESAS THE BIG.DOCTOR GOT SOME GREATADVICE FOR PARENTS WHO AREWONDERING IF THIS IS GOING TOBE THE LONGEST SUMMER WHEN ITCOMES TO SUMMER CAMPS, DOCTORCUTS, THANKS FOR JOINING US