Covid has been troubling for all of us, and I know it is especially troubling for you right now as schools are open again. Unfortunately, physicians don’t agree on how to handle everything and neither do medical researchers. Some believe masks are the way while research shows they may not be the most effective method for preventing spread. The media dogmatically claims that one side is wrong and the other right when really, we just don’t know.

The truth is none of us is OK living with not knowing. But during a time like this, we have to be. Fortunately, there are a few things we do know about kids and Covid. Keep these in mind as your child transitions back to school.

• Covid infections in young children are relatively rare and even more rarely life-threatening.

• The majority of serious infections are occurring in non-vaccinated people. That, of course, includes kids. We have seen kids getting Covid more frequently, but we don’t know if this is the original Covid or a different strain. If kids get Covid, the overwhelming majority get an illness that lasts several days, and then it goes away.

• Make sure to teach your kids good preventative hygiene…