The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending parents and children not do trick-or-treating for Halloween this year.
The CDC released its coronavirus guidelines for the Oct. 31 holiday Monday, ranking activities from low risk to high risk for Covid-19. “Traditional trick-or-treating” with kids going from door to door and trunk or treat events are considered high risk for spreading the virus that’s killed more than 200,000 people in the U.S. over the last six months.
“Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses. There are several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween. If you may have COVID-19 or you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you should not participate in in-person Halloween festivities and should not give out candy to trick-or-treaters,” the CDC says on its website.
Dr. Jana Shaw, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, recommended kids stay home this Halloween.
“I’m not sure the candy is worth the risk, even in our community, where the prevalence (of the virus) is very low,” Shaw told syracuse.com last week. “I’m risk-averse. It’s just not worth it as a mother, as a physician, as a pediatrician.”
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he won’t ban trick-or-treating in New York, but the state has not issued guidelines for the Oct. 31 tradition. The state Department of Health is monitoring how schools open this month before issuing guidance for fall holidays, spokeswoman Erin Silk said last week.
The CDC says the following Halloween activities are considered “high risk”:
- Participating in traditional trick-or-treating where treats are handed to children who go door to door
- Having trunk-or-treat where treats are handed out from trunks of cars lined up in large parking lots
- Attending crowded costume parties held indoors
- Going to an indoor haunted house where people may be crowded together and screaming
- Going on hayrides or tractor rides with people who are not in your household
- Using alcohol or drugs, which can cloud judgement and increase risky behaviors
- Traveling to a rural fall festival that is not in your community if you live in an area with community spread of COVID-19
Halloween activities with a “moderate risk” of spreading COVID-19 include:
- Participating in one-way trick-or-treating where individually wrapped goodie bags are lined up for families to grab and go while continuing to social distance (such as at the end of a driveway or at the edge of a yard). If you are preparing goodie bags, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 second before and after preparing the bags.
- Having a small group, outdoor, open-air costume parade where people are distanced more than 6 feet apart
- Attending a costume party held outdoors where protective masks are used and people can remain more than 6 feet apart. Note: A costume mask (such as for Halloween) is not a substitute for a cloth mask. A costume mask should not be used unless it is made of two or more layers of breathable fabric that covers the mouth and nose and doesn’t leave gaps around the face. Do not wear a costume mask over a protective cloth mask because it can be dangerous if the costume mask makes it hard to breathe. Instead, consider using a Halloween-themed cloth mask.
- Going to an open-air, one-way, walk-through haunted forest where appropriate mask use is enforced, and people can remain more than 6 feet apart. If screaming will likely occur, greater distancing is advised. The greater the distance, the lower the risk of spreading a respiratory virus.
- Visiting pumpkin patches or orchards where people use hand sanitizer before touching pumpkins or picking apples, wearing masks is encouraged or enforced, and people are able to maintain social distancing
- Having an outdoor Halloween movie night with local family friends with people spaced at least 6 feet apart. If screaming will likely occur, greater distancing is advised. The greater the distance, the lower the risk of spreading a respiratory virus.
Halloween activities with a “low risk” include:
- Carving or decorating pumpkins with members of your household and displaying them
- Carving or decorating pumpkins outside, at a safe distance, with neighbors or friends
- Decorating your house, apartment, or living space
- Doing a Halloween scavenger hunt where children are given lists of Halloween-themed things to look for while they walk outdoors from house to house admiring Halloween decorations at a distance
- Having a virtual Halloween costume contest
- Having a Halloween movie night with people you live with
- Having a scavenger hunt-style trick-or-treat search with your household members in or around your home rather than going house to house
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