Just about everybody is concerned about the new COVID-19 coronavirus, and parents may have particular worries about keeping their children healthy. Two Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group physicians offer age-appropriate advice about how to talk to children about the illness, what to do about spring break plans, prevention tips, planning for potential school closures, when to call the doctor and more.
Since we are still in the midst of flu season, all of the standard precautions to protect our children from flu and other respiratory viruses apply to COVID-19, say Mona K. Gahunia, DO and Edgard Segura, MD.
And above all, they say, don’t panic!
Read more of their advice in this piece they wrote for Washington Parent.
About the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, P.C., (MAPMG) is one of the nation's premier multi-specialty medical groups and is the largest integrated medical group in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Founded in 1980, MAPMG has more than 1,600 Permanente Physicians spanning 50+ subspecialties who are independent from but work exclusively with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc. Together, we serve 750,000 Kaiser Permanente members in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia at 34 area medical centers, plus several community hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.