Monday, December 7, 2020

Checklists to Guide Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
December 7, 2020
This message includes updates on the COVID-19 response from CDC. The COVID-19 Outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation and information will be updated as it becomes available.
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Checklists to Guide Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers
For many families, school will look different this year than it has in previous years. Your school may offer virtual learning or have new policies and practices in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during in-person learning. Whatever the situation, these checklists are intended to help parents, guardians, and caregivers, plan and prepare for the upcoming school year. 
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The In-Person Learning Checklist

The In-Person Learning Checklist has points to consider including checking your child’s temperature each morning and monitoring your child for signs of illness, keeping your child home if they’ve had close contact to a COVID-19 case, and making sure your child is up-to-date with all recommended vaccines, including for flu. 

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The Virtual or At-Home Learning Checklist

The Virtual or At-Home Learning Checklist addresses setting up for virtual or at-home learning, planning for virtual at-home learning, and mental health and social-emotional wellbeing considerations.  

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Resources to Navigate Stress and Uncertainty

Below are resources that can help parents, guardians, and caregivers navigate stress and uncertainty and build resilience for you and your children during the school year.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S.

As of December 7, 2020

In the United States, there have been 14,636,914 confirmed cases of COVID-19 detected through U.S. public health surveillance systems in 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Marianas Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands.


CDC provides updated U.S. case information online daily.


In addition to cases, deaths, and laboratory testing, CDC’s COVID Data Tracker now has a County View to help make decisions about everyday activities.

This map shows COVID-19 cases reported by U.S. states, the District of Columbia, New York City, and other U.S.-affiliated jurisdictions

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