Your mom and dad have had their COVID-19 shot.

They’re ready to get back out and do things they’ve been unable to do for the past year. You’re a little more hesitant. As the restrictions are lifted, what can your parents do? What shouldn’t they do? Isn’t it still important for them to keep wearing their mask when they’re around others?

Effectiveness of the Vaccine

One thing that’s important to remember is that the vaccine offers protection against the virus, but it’s not guaranteed to be fully protective. If your parents do get COVID-19, the symptoms should be less severe. The vaccine is not 100% effective. Few vaccines are 100% effective. They still need to be careful around others.

Use Care When Gathering

Your parents want to gather, and they should. They need to be careful, though. Instead of attending a big gathering with strangers, they should socialize with others who are taking precautions to avoid the virus.

A family picnic together in the open air where people can spread out is a great idea. Everyone can bring a dish. That prevents others from needing to cook multiple dishes to make sure people have enough food. If someone doesn’t want to cook, they could buy ice for the coolers that will hold the drinks.

Masks Helped Lower the Cases of the Flu and Common Colds

Another thing to consider is how effective mask-wearing was for COVID-19. In a typical year, there are flu cases across the U.S. Mask wearing and social distancing dropped the number of lab-tested positive cases to a total of 1,814 as of May 2021. The 2019/2020 flu season that happened before the pandemic had approximately 38 million estimated cases.

Wearing a mask is simple and made a big difference in spreading viruses that have hit people hard in the past. It’s not a bad idea for your parents to keep wearing their masks when they go shopping or are in a crowded public place.

Keep Washing Hands

Your parents also need to keep washing their hands. It’s a good practice to continue. It stops the spread of germs and can help them avoid viruses, bacterial infections, and foodborne illnesses.

When they wash their hands, they should suds their hands for a full 30 seconds before rinsing their hands. Air drying is best, but they could dry their hands with a clean towel if they prefer using a towel.

Stay Home When You’re Sick

When you’re sick, stay home. Even if you’re the family caregiver and they rely on you, you need to stay home to stop the spread. Talk to a senior care agency about respite care services. While you’re at home getting over the flu or another virus, your parents have the help they need from trained senior care aides. Call to learn more.

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Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm#ILIActivityMap
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/past-seasons.html

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https://www.consumerreports.org/coronavirus/how-to-know-if-coronavirus-vaccine-is-safe-and-effective/

How Flu Shots Can Help in the Fight Against Covid-19

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/well/live/how-flu-shots-can-help-in-the-fight-against-covid-19.html

How to Adjust to the Ongoing Stress of the Pandemic

https://www.nextavenue.org/how-to-adjust-to-stress-of-the-pandemic/

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In between these tasks, your parents can take advantage of streaming channels that are offering free months of movies, TV shows, and Broadway musicals and plays. Here are some of the offers that are available.

Acorn TV

If your parents want to watch shows that are popular in Australia, Britain, and Canada, the free month at Acorn TV is ideal. Watch the popular medical drama Doc Martin, several Agatha Christie movies and series, and gritty detective shows like Line of Duty. The promo code FREE30 is needed to get the free month.

HBO

Not everything on HBO NOW or HBO GO is going to be free, but some of the most popular shows and movies will be. For a month, people will be able to stream shows like The Sopranos, Veep, and The Wire for free. Movies like Crazy, Stupid, Love, Empire of the Sun, and Pokemon Detective Pikachu are also free.

Sling TV

Not everything at Sling TV is free, but the streaming channel is opening up some of the news channels for free streaming. You can also watch popular shows like Live PD, premium movies like Rocketman, and documentaries like Planet Wild.

The Shows Must Go On!

Andrew Lloyd Webber offers free musicals on his YouTube channel titled “The Shows Must Go On!” Each Friday, he releases another musical. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar are the first two offerings. Other musicals it’s rumored he’ll be releasing for free are Cats, Evita, and Phantom of the Opera.

Stay-at-home orders apply to everyone in non-essential fields. If you’re a family caregiver, you can go to your mom and dad’s home, but you need to make sure you’re not spreading the virus. If you’ve been in a grocery store where someone was sick, are still working, or are using public transportation to get to work, there’s a chance you could be infected.

It’s not worth the risk. Take the time to self-isolate and ensure you don’t have the virus. Two weeks is what the CDC recommends for self-quarantines. During that time, home care aides can help your parents out.

Home care services that have caregivers picking up and delivering groceries and prescriptions are helpful. Having caregivers stop by to disinfect your parents’ home, cook their meals, and verify they’re doing okay and don’t need anything will give you peace of mind.

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