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Early educators who have medical questions as they navigate the pandemic can turn to local experts for help.
One of those experts is Dr. Katherine Hsu, the state’s designated child care epidemiologist.
She is on staff at both Boston Medical Center and at the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
As the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) explains, Dr. Hsu is “a resource for questions related to operating child care programs that require medical or scientific expertise.”
She can answer questions such as:
“My staff member does not want to wear a mask for a specific medical reason – does an exception make sense, and how should I account for that in my health and safety planning?”
And:
“A child in my care is immunocompromised – are there additional precautions I should take in caring for him/her?” (more…)