COVID-19 Information and Resources for Parents (Updated)

The Florida Department of Health (FDOH):

• Daily COVID-19 Vaccine Summary. CLICK HERE
• COVID-19 cases in Florida K-12 Schools, Colleges and Universities, go to

http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_partners/covid19_report_archive/school-reports/schools_latest.pdf. 
FAQs are available HERE.

• COVID-19 Pediatric Florida Residents Data –  floridahealthcovid19.gov, then scroll down to Pediatric Report of Florida.
• COVID-19 Call Center available 24/7: (866) 779-6121
• Florida Department of Health (FDOH) email: COVID-19@flhealth.gov
• FDOH COVID-19 website at www.floridahealth.gov/covid19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resources:

• Homepage and index: COVID-19 Homepage
• Vaccine information: COVID-19 vaccine information
• Guidance: COVID-19 Guidance Documents
• Hotline (available 24/7): 800-232-4636

The CDC and FEMA joint website has updates for all Americans, including COVID-19 vaccination information, tools, and resources to help protect your health and current facts, figures, and guidance. Visit: Coronavirus.gov

For the federal government’s top COVID-19 websites, go to https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus

Covid-19 Symptoms Information

COVID-19 Response Guidance for Polk County Public Schools

A nurse will evaluate the student for symptoms that are consistent with COVID – 19. These are:

• Temperature 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher by mouth, or 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit or higher by a no-touch thermometer
• Sore throat
• Chills (with or without fever)
• Nausea or vomiting or diarrhea or abdominal pain
• New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their                cough from baseline)
• New onset of severe headache, especially with fever.
• Fatigue
• Muscle or body aches
• New loss of taste or smell
• Congestion