AS THE SCHOOL YEAR GETS
CLOSER THERE ARE SAFETY
CONCERNS FOR TEACHERS AND
STUDENTS.
TONIGHT
WBZ'S DOCTOR HAS
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
CHARLOTTE IS A NANNY WHO
CARES FOR TWO CHILDREN
RETURNING TO SCHOOL.
SHE'S WORRIED THE KIDS COULD
BRING THE VIRUS HOME TO HER.
SHE IS CONSIDERING LEAVING HER
POSITION.
CHARLOTTE THIS IS A TOUGH
POSITION TO BE IN.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT CAN
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF GETTING
AFFECTED.
LIKE WEARING MASKS AROUND THE
KIDS IN TRYING TO SOCIALLY
DISTANCE.
MAKING SURE YOU WASH YOUR HANDS
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
IN THIS CASE I WOULD TALK TO
YOUR PERSONAL PHYSICIAN BEFORE
YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION.
OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM
RACHEL WHO WRITES I HAVE ASTHMA
AND MY HAS BEEN AS HIGH RISK
WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND
PRE-DIABETES AND OBESITY.
IS IT SAFE FOR ME TO GO BACK TO
MY DAY CARE CENTER?
RACHEL LIKE WAS CHARLOTTE I
CAN'T PROMISE IT'S COMPLETELY
SAFE FOR YOU TO RETURN.
YOU CAN DO THINGS IN THE
DAYCARE TO REDUCE YOUR RISK BY
WEARING MASKS AND HAVING KIDS
WHO ARE OLD ENOUGH WEARING
MASKS.
WASHING YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY
AND TRYING TO DO IS MANY
ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS.
YOU WILL HAVE TO WEIGH THE
RISKS AND BENEFITS.
IT'S A TOUGH DECISION FOR A LOT
OF PEOPLE OUT THERE.
JANICE SAYS SHE'S A READING
TEACHER AND HER PRINCIPAL WANTS
HER TO TRAVEL FROM CLASS TO
CLASS.
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO SPREAD THE
VIRUS AND IS WORRIED ABOUT
LOSING HER JOB IF SHE CHOOSES
TO GO REMOTE.
THIS IS A DILEMMA SO MANY
TEACHERS ARE FACING.
HOPEFULLY YOUR PRINCIPAL
RESPECT ANY DECISION YOU MAKE.
YOU CAN REDUCE THE RISK TO
YOURSELF AND THE CHILDREN
AROUND YOU BY CONSISTENTLY
WEARING A MASK IN CLASS AND
TRYING TO KEEP SIX FEET
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE
STUDENTS YOU ARE READING WITH.
THE NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM
MARY.
FOR TRYING TO COME UP WITH A
PLAN TO GET OUR COLLEGE STUDENT
WASHINGTON D.C. FOR THE FALL
SEMESTER.
I UNDERSTAND WHEN WE RETURN WE
HAVE TO QUARANTINE OR GET
TESTED.
YOU NEED TO QUARANTINE FOR 14
DAYS WHEN YOU RETURN HERE TO
MASSACHUSETTS.
UNLESS YOU CAN DOCUMENT A
NEGATIVE COVID TEST TAKEN NO
MORE THAN 72 HOURS BEFORE
RETURNING TO MASSACHUSETTS.
YOU COULD GET TESTED DOWN IN
D.C. WITHIN THREE DAYS OF
COMING BACK TO THE BASE STATE
OR GET TESTED WHEN YOU COME
