Monitoring students and staff at Illinois schools for new and unexplained lesions is among the new monkeypox prevention guidance recommended this week by the state’s health department as officials pivot away from COVID-19 restrictions.
An image shows a transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles found within an infected cell , cultured in the laboratory that was captured and color-enhanced at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases research facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland.
Schools should “encourage staff and students to stay home if ill and maintain supportive sick leave protocols to encourage this,” the health department said. Other recommendations include ensuring access to hand-washing and limiting the sharing of personal items, including eating utensils, cups, bedding, towels and clothing.
The district has already announced one change to its coronavirus mitigation strategies based on new guidance from the CDC. “We are still reviewing the updated guidance with the Chicago Department of Public Health,” CPS said in its note to parents.The Chicago Teachers Union, meanwhile, is working on landing in the coming days a renewed safety agreement with the district for the coming school year. Members are slated to be briefed Thursday. The last safety agreement was forged in January after CTU members voted to refuse in-person work amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.
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