Iowa City, IA- As Iowa’s children prepare to head back to school, the state is experiencing the fourth wave of coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.
University of Iowa Immunology and Pediatrics professor Stanley Perlman tells Radio Iowa that even though the state has outlawed districts from requiring masks in school, parents should still have their kids wear masks to slow the spread.
“If my child was going, I would try to make them wear a mask,” Perlman says. “I would certainly make it so that the school had very tough policies and if children came in with any kind of respiratory symptoms, they’d be sent home.”
“Make sure your child wears a mask, make sure all the rules are followed as much as they can be rigorous,” he says. “Make sure that the rooms that are used at schools are as ventilated as possible if there’s choices.”
Perlman also recommends that children ages 12 to 17 get vaccinated before heading back to school.
