We can help battle the ‘tripledemic’ with this commonsense solution
With RSV, the flu, and COVID-19 causing a detrimental influx to hospital capacities across the country, it is important to look at the reasons why these diseases often spread quickly in school settings. The video in this article shows the hospital perspective on the growing crisis and the socioeconomic differences for working parents that often causes kids to be sent to school sick. Many individuals do not have the option to take a sick day, whether financially or based on workplace policy, which forces caregivers to make difficult decisions between risking their children’s health and jeopardizing their jobs.
Reflect on your workplace policies about sick days. Do you have sick days available to you? What policies currently exist to allow parents within your organization to care for sick children? How do your workplace policies either help or hinder the spread of these diseases?