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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work for a child development center that has several locations in the DMV.  I can tell you that DC is not going to be lightening up on masking or quarantining any time soon.  Keep in mind, we work with the only population that still cannot get vaccinated.

We have been open and operating all of our centers since June 2020.  From June 2020 until the past couple of months, we had ZERO children (infants through Kindergarten) that we know of that had Covid.  We had a few teachers who mostly got it from relatives, and had to only close a class here and there when a teacher tested positive.  We did not have to close an entire center at all.  The protocols we had put in place were working and prevented outbreaks in our centers.

This all changed starting this fall and with the onset of Omicron. We have had several children with Covid and have closed classes several times, and one instance where we closed an entire center for a few days because four classes were impacted and we had to stop the spread.  We had not changed our protocols at all so this variant is obviously a lot more contagious.

Childcare workers and leadership are very worried about this rapid spread and keeping everyone safe.  No matter how loud parents complain, I just don't see the guidance changing any time soon. And if we did ease up on these requirements, you're going to see a lot more classrooms and whole centers closing more frequently.

Oh - and you'd be surprised how well the children actually do with the masks.  They do remove them to eat and nap, so there are many periods throughout the day where they are unmasked.

But we're all worried that January is going to be a shit show when all the centers that have been closed for the holidays reopen and everyone who travelled comes back.  We're all testing, but that is not reliable either.  Ugh.  Let's hope this variant fizzles out as fast as it blew in.

Stay healthy everone!
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So, let’s get this straight— kids are going well with masks because they don’t have to wear masks for much of the day. Yet somehow you seem to think they help. Is that right?

I don't really care that much about masks. I mean, I think they're dumb for little kids, as does nearly every public health organization outside the US, but I think there are bigger problems to focus on. However, I do find it frustrating that people aren't willing to look at what is actually going on and acknowledge those masks aren't doing much. [/quote]

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