What To Do If You Get COVID-19

If you test positive for COVID-19 or have symptoms, you should:

Stay home and isolate from others as best you can

Call your doctor and follow their instructions.

If you have severe symptoms, or you are worried that your symptoms are an emergency, call 911.

For more information on what to do if you get COVID-19, vist the links below:

CDC — Things to Know When You Have COVID-19 (Easy Read)

CDC — What to Do If You Are Sick

CDC — COVID-19 Treatments and Medications

As a parent or guardian, you want to protect the child in your life. Information about COVID-19 and vaccinating a child can be confusing and overwhelming. Here is what you should know:

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The COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children. Millions of children have gotten the vaccine.

Children can get very sick from COVID-19.

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Keeping a child up to date with their COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to protect them from severe illness from COVID-19.

One or two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine may not be enough to protect a child. To keep them protected, stay up to date by getting them all of their recommended doses.

For more information, visit the links below:

AMA — What Doctors Wish Parents Knew About Kids’ COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

CDC — COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in Children and Teens

NYS Special Education Task Force — COVID-19 Vaccination & Students with Disabilities

Where Are We Now?

COVID Risks for Children

COVID-19 can be dangerous to children. COVID-19 can lead to:

SEVERE ILLNESS

LONG COVID DEATH

Children with disabilities may be at a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

To learn more about COVID-19 risks to children with disabilities, visit the links below:

Johns Hopkins Medicine — COVID in Babies and Kids: Symptoms and Prevention

CDC — COVID materials for people with IDD (Easy Read)