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Ainslie Brosig posted a reply on Re: URGENT advice/protocol needed- Hand, Foot a...
Wednesday, Aug 9, 2023 at 11:55 AM
Said: Thank you Ann for the response. We close certain exhibits throughout the day- climbers- to disinfect. Ugh.
Ann Doyle posted a reply on Re: URGENT advice/protocol needed- Hand, Foot a...
Wednesday, Aug 9, 2023 at 11:07 AM
Said: Hi, We just had this happen last week. My staff (everyone) went into high-gear mode and cleaned everything in the museum (the child was separated into a different area by the teacher to avoid re-contamination). The water ta...
Ainslie Brosig posted a reply on Re: URGENT advice/protocol needed- Hand, Foot a...
Wednesday, Aug 9, 2023 at 9:55 AM
Said: Thanks Susan. We do that too.
Susan Parker posted a reply on Re: URGENT advice/protocol needed- Hand, Foot a...
Wednesday, Aug 9, 2023 at 9:50 AM
Said: At the daycare where I used to work, We would have a "yuck" box, and anything placed in a child's mouth had to be cleaned before it could be used by another child. Another way that might help is having hand sanitizer stations placed at ...
Ainslie Brosig posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Aug 9, 2023 at 9:42 AM
URGENT advice/protocol needed- Hand, Foot and Mouth
Hi everyone,
Our community is seeing a rise in Hand Foot and Mouth recently. Unfortunately because of our "hands on" environment- we have been a target for parent groups to say their children got the disease here. While I have read the statistics and know there is not way to pinpoint exactly where it comes from- I am curious if other museums have had this issue and if your cleaning protocols have changed when HFM has been reported?
Daycares, for example, close for usually 24 ho...
Our community is seeing a rise in Hand Foot and Mouth recently. Unfortunately because of our "hands on" environment- we have been a target for parent groups to say their children got the disease here. While I have read the statistics and know there is not way to pinpoint exactly where it comes from- I am curious if other museums have had this issue and if your cleaning protocols have changed when HFM has been reported?
Daycares, for example, close for usually 24 ho...
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