Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses.<\/p>\n
Jackson County Public Health has\u00a0several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween this year.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Health officials say it is best to engage in lower-risk activities and limit or avoid activities that carry a higher risk of spreading and contracting COVID-19.<\/p>\n
During the fall celebrations, it remains critical that everyone wear a mask, maintain a physical distancing and limit close contact, wash your hands frequently, and get your flu vaccination. Moderate risk activities:<\/strong> Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses. Jackson County Public Health has\u00a0several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween this year. 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. Health officials say it is best to engage in lower-risk activities and limit or avoid activities that carry a higher risk of spreading and contracting COVID-19. During the fall celebrations, it remains critical that everyone wear a mask, maintain a physical distancing and limit close […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nLow-risk activities include:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Carving or decorating pumpkins with members of your household and displaying them
\n\u2022 Carving or decorating pumpkins outside, at a safe distance, with neighbors or friends
\n\u2022 Having a virtual Halloween costume contest
\n\u2022 Having a Halloween movie night with people you live with \u2022 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
\n\u2022 Having a scavenger hunt-style trick-or-treat search with your household members in or around your home rather than going house to house<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Participating in one-way trick-or-treating where individually wrapped goodie bags are lined up for families to gran and go while continuing to social distance
\n\u2022 Having a small group, outdoor, open-air costume parade where people are distanced more than 6ft apart
\n\u2022 Attending a costume party held outdoors where protective masks are used, and people remain more than 6 ft. apart (costume mask is not a substitute for a cloth mask. \u2022 Going to an open-air, one-way, walk-through haunted forest where appropriate mask use in enforced, and people can remain more than 6 ft. apart
\n\u2022 Visiting pumpkin patches or orchards where people use hand sanitizer before touching pumpkins r picking applies, wearing masks is encouraged or enforced, and people are able to maintain physical distancing
\n\u2022 Having an outdoor Halloween movie night with family and friends that are local and can maintain physical distancingHigh-risk activities include:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Participating in traditional trick-or-treating where treats are handed to children who go door to door
\n\u2022 Having trunk-or-treat where treats are handed out from trunks of cars lined up in large parking lots
\n\u2022 Attending crowded costume parties held indoors
\n\u2022 Traveling to a rural fall festival that is not in your community if you live in an area with community spread of COVID-19 \u2022 Going to an indoor haunted house where people may be crowded together and screaming
\n\u2022 Going to hayrides or tractor rides with people who are not in your household
\n\u2022 Using alcohol and trust, which can cloud judgment and increase risky behaviors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"