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Hello,
my
name
is
joel
straz
health
officer
with
the
bay
county
health
department
and
today
we'll
talk
about
students
going
back
to
school
and
we'll
further
discuss
guidance
from
the
bay
county
health
department,
especially
as
we
see
increases
in
cases
from
the
delta
variant
as
a
parent
of
two
school-aged
children.
I
share
the
concerns
about
the
health
and
safety
of
our
children
in
the
school
setting,
and
I
also
believe
that
it
is
in
everyone's
best
interest
to
have
children
attend
school
in
person
without
interruptions
due
to
outbreaks
and
quarantines.
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We
have
highly
recommended
several
strategies
and
we'd
like
to
share
these
with
you
today.
First,
get
yourself
vaccinated
and
your
child
vaccinated
if
they
are
eligible
as
soon
as
possible.
Persons
who
are
fully
vaccinated
are
much
less
likely
to
be
infected
and
spread
the
virus
and
even
less
likely
to
suffer
from
severe
disease,
hospitalization
and
death.
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If
you
want
to
avoid
the
unnecessary
cost
in
suffering
due
to
the
virus,
I
ask
you
to
get
vaccinated
as
soon
as
you
can,
if
you
are
not
already
so,
communities
with
lower
vaccination
rates
have
seen
a
greater
proportion
of
children
and
adolescents
with
more
severe
illness
from
the
virus.
So
please
take
that
into
consideration.
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Numerous
studies
have
documented
the
effectiveness
of
masking
to
prevent
infection
and
to
stop
the
spread
of
the
virus,
but
not
all
masks
are
created
equal.
The
best
type
of
mask
to
wear
that
prevents
infection
is
an
n95,
but
these
masks
are
relatively
expensive
and
they
are
not
intended
for
children.
There
are
inexpensive
high
quality
mask
available
for
children
such
as
the
kn-95,
kf-94s
or
three-ply
cloth
masks.
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These
masks
provide
better
coverage,
especially
if
they're
worn
correctly
paper
masks.
Also
provide
a
level
of
protection,
especially
if
they
are
worn
correctly,
masks
that
are
worn
incorrectly
under
the
nose
or
strapped
under
the
chin.
Provide
no
protection
at
all.
Third,
but
equally
important
is
the
amount
of
ventilation
in
the
classroom.
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Numerous
studies
have
shown
that
more
ventilation,
a
building,
has
the
less
likely
a
transmission
of
the
virus
will
occur.
Simple
strategies
such
as
opening
windows
and
using
hepa-based
air
purifiers,
can
also
decrease
virus
transmission
in
classrooms,
cohorting
or
grouping
students
together
to
avoid
widespread
mixing
of
students
inside
is
also
effective.
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Cohorting,
however,
is
difficult
to
accomplish
in
facilities
where
classes
usually
mix
like
middle
schools
and
high
schools.
Cohorting
is
also
difficult
to
accomplish
in
congregate.
Settings
such
as
lunchrooms,
it's
also
important
to
have
persons
and
students
distance
and
not
held
together
in
tight
spaces.
Ideally,
six
feet.
Distance
is
recommended,
but,
as
we
noted,
it
cannot
always
be
accomplished.