As we begin a new year, more COVID-19 questions and concerns are coming up. Whether you have questions about quarantine and isolation, or testing and going back to school, Dr. Smriti Khare, president of Primary Care at Children's Wisconsin and Dr. Michael Gutzeit, chief medical officer at Children's Wisconsin tackled them during this live Q&A session.

Resources referenced during this video are as follows:
For more detailed information about quarantining (if you are exposed to COVID-19) and isolation (if you test positive for COVID-19) guidelines, visit https://www.cdc.gov/.../your.../quarantine-isolation.html.

For kids mental and behavioral health resources and more, visit https://shinethrough.childrenswi.org

Information on how Children's Wisconsin is responding to COVID-19 is available here: www.childrenswi.org/coronavirus

You can use these timestamps to guide you through different parts of the video.
00:24 - Introduction
01:20 - What we're seeing in our hospitals
04:15 - What we're seeing in our primary care
08:40 - Should kids be going to school in-person or virtually?
12:49 - Reccomendations for testing for COVID-19, especially as it relates to schools
08:40 - Should kids be going to school in person or virtually? the middle of a vaccine series to receive their second dose as scheduled?
24:13 - Recommendations for masking in schools
28:20 - Are vaccinations safe for kids and do you reccomend families get their kids vaccinated?
31:54 - What other concerns have you heard from parents about the vaccine for kids and how do you address them?
37:03 - How the pandemic is impacting the mental health of kids
40:32 - Mental and Behavioral Health Resources for kids
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
42:47 - Can you shed any insight as to what specific conditions may increase the risk for COVID-19 for children?
45:47 - Are boosters necessary for healthy young teens? Are you comfortable giving the Pfizer booster to healthy young teens?
49:09 - How is COVID-19 currently impacting the under 5 age group?
50:17 - How long after contracting COVID-19 can kids get the vaccine?
51:34 - Is it advised for children who have tested positive in the middle of a vaccine series to recieve their second dose as scheduled?
52:50 - A note on the importance of the directions for at-home COVID tests.
54:02 - When do you think vaccines will be coming for kids 2 and under?
55:43 - A note on the significance of the approved vaccine dosage amounts for different ages.
57:12 - Cases are higher than ever, and it's only a few weeks after the vaccine was made available to younger kids. Is there any connection?
01:00:12 - Are there concerns about contracting the Omicron variant from touched surfaces, or is it still just airborne?
01:01:40 - Wrapup: Gratitude, grace and understanding