How will camps keep kids safe this summer?

At overnight camps with unvaccinated campers, unvaccinated attendees should try to practice Covid-19 safety measures — like avoiding unnecessary travel, physical distancing and wearing masks in public — as much as possible for two weeks before overnight camp begins, and they should take a Covid-19 test one to three days before they arrive. Once at camp, the C.D.C. recommended breaking campers into groups by cabin, conducting daily symptom checks for all campers and periodically testing unvaccinated campers. Vaccinated campers do not need to wear masks or socially distance at all, while unvaccinated campers need to wear masks indoors if they are around campers not in their bunks. Although unvaccinated campers do not usually need to wear masks outdoors, they may need to if they are unable to maintain social distancing around campers who are not in their cabin, or if they are engaging in outdoor activities that require sustained contact with campers outside their bunks.