CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Children are not at higher risk for developing severe cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to health experts’ most recent assessments.
Children have caught the novel coronavirus, but it’s manifested with milder systems, like coughing, sneezing and some gastrointestinal problems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health professionals are seeing worse cases in the elderly or those with compromised immune systems or pre-existing heart and lung problems.
“Sometimes children almost become sort of reservoirs, so to speak, for illness, and they’re not seeing that," Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton said in an interview with cleveland.com. "And knowing that what we know now, it might change our school guidelines. Everything will be very situation and case specific.”
Acton noticed that as more data becomes available, recommendations surrounding coronavirus could change. No coronavirus cases are confirmed in Ohio. The state is testing an eighth possible case.
Whether children are more susceptible to a virus depends on the particular strain. For some yearly flu strains, children are more at risk. Schools are often viewed as hotspots for spreading diseases, because it’s a gathering space where people share supplies.
“At this point, we’re not getting a lot of questions from parents and as the CDC reports, the virus has been disproportionately affecting the elderly and the risk to children is relatively low,” Cleveland Clinic spokeswoman Alana Wyche wrote in an email. “Because this is a novel virus, we expect the situation to evolve.”
The CDC recently released recommended that schools following hand-washing procedures and being diligent about covering coughs and sneezes.
Cleveland Metropolitan School District recently launched a new website for information about the coronavirus. On the site, they recommend parents and students follow recommendations for flu season, including guidelines on when to keep a child home.
Those include:
-- Stay home or keep your child home when sick or a fever reaches 100.4
-- Do not return to work or school until a fever has subsided and you/your child is off medication for at least 24 hours
-- Update your child’s emergency contact numbers in our student information system
How do I talk to my kids about coronavirus?
Questions might come up more as children hear about the virus or see people wearing masks.
“We can acknowledge it and we can talk about it,” Acton said. “I think that normalizing that might help.”
The National Association for School Nurses developed guidelines for talking to children about the coronavirus. Parents should stay calm and share accurate, age-appropriate information, while minimizing fear.
See the full list of recommendations here.
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