The nationwide survey found 1 in 3 parents don’t plan to get their child a flu shot this winter and 41% admit to sending their child to school or daycare when they probably should’ve stayed home due to cold symptoms.
- Top reasons for sending sick kids to school: symptoms seemed mild and no childcare available
- 37% of parents only keep kids home when they have a fever
- 32% aren’t confident which preventative care visits their child needs each year
- Over 1 in 10 say their child has missed preventive care in the last three years
“We worry most about bacterial infections on top of these respiratory viruses, so if a child develops eye swelling, has breathing difficulty or becomes less responsive, these should prompt a visit to the Emergency Department,” says Dr. Ravi Jhaveri, Lurie Children’s, Division Head, Infectious Diseases.
Read the full report here: https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/blog/preventative-care-statistics/
