Monkeypox : Schools, early care and education programs, and other settings serving children or adolescents

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology.
• Description:
  Updated August 19, 2022 ; At this time, the risk of monkeypox to children and adolescents in the United States is low. However, this page answers frequently asked questions about monkeypox for administrators and staff of K-12 schools, early care and education (ECE) programs, camps, and other community settings serving children or adolescents (for example, sports leagues and after-school programs). ECE programs may include center-based childcare, family childcare, Head Start, or other early learning, early intervention and preschool/pre-kindergarten programs delivered in schools, homes, or other community settings. This information may also be helpful to parents who have questions about monkeypox.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Mpox (monkeypox)
  • School
  • Social Behavior
  • Vaccination
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121018/cdc_121018_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 222.75 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b24f30dd1e02987c899f6bc7c1fa8d881b0a7228f4f8d92d37668ef92200dd16