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WHAT IS A QUARANTINE BUBBLE AND HOW DO I DESIGN ONE FOR MY FAMILY? After months of social distancing and with holidays approaching, many people are turning to quarantine bubbles, to try to balance the risks of the

You can spend time around a friend who had COVID19 when that friend’s home isolation period ends.  More information from the CDC on this can be found here.  The overview: If your friend had symptoms that were not

(Originally, “Finding Structure in Chaos: Staying on Top of your Mental Health during COVID19” Written by Dr. Danielle Kamis, Los Altos, CA) The coronavirus pandemic presents us with new, and even frightening challenges that many of us have

Since the start of the pandemic, grocery aisles were being emptied and some of the top ingredients were flour, butter and yeast. On first pass this makes perfect sense, these are pantry staples and people feared shortages. Very

The following is an abstract from Melissa Hawkins’ article in The Conversation. She is Professor of Public Health, Director of Public Health Scholars Program, at American University. After three months of lockdown, many people are turning to quarantine

Summer is traditionally a time where our college kids come home for a summer job, some home cooked meals, and perhaps clean sheets. Visitors this summer require a whole new conversation about “quarantine”, and whether or not someone

Safety and Cleaning  Tissues (kleenex or toilet paper) Disinfecting wipes Paper towels Face masks (simple surgical or home-made mask that covers the mouth and nose) Gloves (to use when entering the sick room or cleaning after the sick

According to the Food and Drug Administration, currently there is no evidence of food or food packaging being associated with transmission of COVID-19.   Unlike foodborne gastrointestinal (GI) viruses that often make people ill through contaminated food, SARS-CoV-2, which

Below is a brief summary of food and supplies you (might) need. For the full descriptions of each of these line items with further suggestions, click this link: 3 Weeks of Food – Dried, canned or jarred goods with long

One of the difficult things with COVID is that people are often contagious several days before showing symptoms, so asking the nanny to let you know immediately if they develop respiratory symptoms (and asking them to stay home