Most kids will be unvaccinated if schools in the two largest states re-open in term 4. There may still be community transmission, but there are measures we can take to shield kids from the virus.
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One of the best things you can do to encourage your kids to mask up is to model wearing one. There are other things you can try too.
It’s draining and depressing to stay on high alert month after month after month. Understanding pandemic fatigue better might help you strengthen your resolve.
Rather than a vaccine to beef up your immune system, a psychoactive substance could boost your cooperative, pro-social behavior – curtailing the selfish actions that spur on coronavirus’s spread.
Contaminated masks are an infection risk. Here’s how to clean them properly.
Masks are only effective if you follow certain principles when wearing them.
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