One of the most important implications of this new phase of the pandemic is that parents can now go back to work. If you’ve been working from home for the last 15 months or if you were laid off, chances are your employer is calling you back into the office, restaurant, or retail store to resume work.
I know for many parents this can bring both relief and anxiety. Relief that life is getting back to normal and anxiety over being back around people again, wondering if life as usual can truly resume. To assuage your fears, I have a few tips for those of you who are worried about going back to work and what that could mean for your family and their health.
Get vaccinated.
It’s very possible that you’re not able to go back to work until you are vaccinated, according to many employers. But if getting vaccinated is an option for you and you want to go back to work, I highly recommend being fully vaccinated first. I am pro-vaccine. I was a physician when chickenpox, HIB and meningitis killed far more people than they do now. Vaccines make for a safer and healthier world…
