COVID-19 Booster Doses Updates CDC announced updated guidance for third doses and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine. For the latest guidance, please see CDC’s page on Booster Doses. Thank you for your patience while we update our online systems.
Updated Quarantine and Isolation Guidance CDC has updated quarantine and isolation guidance for the public and for healthcare personnel. Rhode Island has updated its guidance to align with CDC. For updated quarantine and isolation guidance for the general public, please see this chart and answers to these frequently asked questions. Please note that separate guidance is being developed for the PreK-12 sector. For updated quarantine and isolation guidance for healthcare workers in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities who have been exposed to or who have tested positive for COVID-19, please see this chart.
Parents, Schools, and Child Care Pre K-12 COVID-19 Data Dashboard Rhode Island launched a new Pre K-12 COVID-19 data dashboard to help families better understand how COVID-19 is affecting their children’s schools, and to ensure that school leaders have the most up-to-date data when planning and implementing COVID-19 mitigation measures. The dashboard includes detailed case and vaccination data, including individual school-level data. It also provides trend data, allowing people to see how COVID-19 has impacted Rhode Island’s children over time. The dashboard can be found at covid.ri.gov/kidsdata. View Dashboard For the 2021-22 school year, Rhode Island schools are responsible for writing their own health and safety plans to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in schools. Schools should follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) guidance, which include the following laws and regulations: Anyone older than two must wear masks on public transportation, including school buses (per federal law). All public K-12 schools must have a universal indoor masking policy (per Rhode Island law) [EO 22-02] and [216-RICR-20-10-7]. The State shared Fall 2021 Guidance for Pre K-12 schools to help school districts plan for 100% in-person learning. RIDOH updated its Outbreak Response Protocols Playbook for Pre K-12. RIDOH shared updated quarantine and isolation guidance for Pre K-12 Schools in January 2022. Here are some tips for preparing kids for a safe return to school. Find out more about health and safety in schools in these resource materials. Child Care Programs Eligible families can get assistance for equitable access to high-quality, safe, affordable child care. Eligible families can choose their own child care provider. RIDOH updated quarantine and isolation guidance for child care settings in January 2022. Five School and Child Care Safety Tips Vaccinate everyone age 12 or older. Find out why adolescents should get vaccinated for COVID-19. 10 reasons it is important to vaccinate kids age 5-11 against COVID-19. Mask your kids to help stop the spread. Governor McKee’s Executive Order and RIDOH’s emergency regulations require public Pre K-12 schools to have a universal indoor masking policy in place for the 2021-2022 school year. RIDOH and the Department of Human Services recommend that everyone age two and older wear a mask indoors and when outdoors in crowded settings. Wash hands frequently. Hand washing is one of the most simple and best ways to stop the spread of COVID-19, flu, and other infectious diseases. Protect your household from COVID-19. Keep kids home if they have COVID-19 symptoms. COVID-19 symptoms screening tool for Pre K-12 and child care. After COVID-19 Return attestation. Get tested as recommended. Test scheduling tips for Pre K-12 and child care. COVID-19 and Children Most children with COVID-19 have mild symptoms or they may have no symptoms at all (“asymptomatic”). Fewer children have been sick with COVID-19 compared to adults. Babies younger than one and children with certain underlying medical conditions may be more likely to have serious illness from COVID-19. Some children who have had COVID-19 have developed a rare but serious disease called multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). Some doctors think the condition is related to having COVID-19, but the connection is still not clear. Learn more with the MIS-C Fact Sheet. Tips on coping with stress from COVID-19.
