Trick-or-treaters should head out cautiously this year, experts say

Dr. Anna Banerji, an infectious disease specialist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, did not recommend trick-or-treating last year, but told CTVNews.ca that this year is different depending on the COVID-19 rates of your location.

Dr. Brian Conway, infectious disease specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, agreed with Banerji that people in both Alberta and Saskatchewan should be more cautious this Halloween and added that it should be an outdoor-only activity across Canada this year. Conway suggested that parents should somehow find out if the houses they are visiting are vaccinated, either through keeping the trick-or-treating to the people they already know or doing their best to pre-screen a route ahead of time.

Conway stopped short of suggesting trick-or-treaters should be asking homes for proof of vaccination, but said Halloween is a chance for people to become more used to these kinds of circumstances. “I think there's a lot of adults that maybe are compromised or may not feel very comfortable having a whole bunch of primarily unvaccinated kids coming to their doorstep,” she said.

“Could there be spread among these children that are unvaccinated? Yeah, there could be, but there's also potential for spread in classrooms,” she said. “I think the risk of exposure is fairly low, but when you have many different kids coming, then the risk may go up.”

You mean there’s “trick or treat “ experts?

Kids don’t need more garbage to jeopardize their health. Might be one of those shut it down and settle in for a nice Halloween movie with treats. Maybe that’s what parents should do. Lol. Happy Halloween

NOPE !

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