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FAQs Regarding Return to School for Children after SOT in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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FAQs Regarding Return to School for Children after SOT in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic AST The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created many questions about returning to school for pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients and their families. While the risk of getting COVID-19 in school will never be zero when COVID-19 cases are present in a community, a team of pediatric transplant infectious diseases experts has provided information to help families make decisions with their transplant teams about school attendance for their child who has received a liver, lung, kidney, heart, or pancreas transplant. These recommendations were developed jointly by a number of medical organizations, including the AST, and are focused on K-12th grade. READ MORE

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