The pandemic is pushing Pittsburgh parents to get creative for Easter Sunday. Bridget Brockschmitt and her husband Eric plan an Easter egg hunt in their backyard for their 4 year old twins. “It was very quiet last year and this year,” said Brockschmitt. “Usually we’re with someone’s home and there are about 15 people and we eat.” They pass on a traditional family get-together this year. “We have some older people in our lives who are fully vaccinated,” said Eric Brockschmitt. “But we’re not yet, so we don’t want to endanger anyone when we have to.” The Allegheny County Health Department warned people this week of pre-holiday gatherings that indicate an increase in cases in the county. In Pittsburgh’s Action News 4, Pittsburgh-based infectious disease and intensive care doctor Dr. Amesh Adalja asked if it is safe for families to gather at Easter this year. “It all depends on the meeting and who will be at that meeting,” he said. He said it would be safe for a group of all vaccinated people to gather around Easter this year. For those who aren’t vaccinated but want to get together, Dr. Adalja, remember that the actions you take directly affect whether or not COVID-19 is transmitted. “That means hand washing, that means face covering, that means doing things outdoors, that means creating social distance,” he said. “All of that will be important.”
PITTSBURGH –
The pandemic is pushing Pittsburgh parents to get creative for Easter Sunday. Bridget Brockschmitt and her husband Eric are planning an Easter egg hunt in their backyard for their 4-year-old twins.
“It was very quiet last year and this year,” said Brockschmitt. “Usually we’re with someone’s house and there are about 15 people and we have food.”
They pass on a traditional family get-together this year.
“We have some older people in our lives who are fully vaccinated,” said Eric Brockschmitt. “But we’re not yet, so we don’t want to endanger anyone when we have to.”
The Allegheny County Health Department warned people of pre-holiday gatherings this week, indicating an increase in cases in the county.
In Pittsburgh’s Action News 4, Pittsburgh-based infectious disease and intensive care doctor Dr. Amesh Adalja asked if it is safe for families to gather at Easter this year.
“It all depends on the meeting and who will be at that meeting,” he said.
He said it would be safe for a group of all vaccinated people to gather around Easter this year. For those who aren’t vaccinated but want to get together, Dr. Adalja, remember that the actions you take directly affect whether or not COVID-19 is transmitted.
“That means hand washing, that means face covering, that means doing things outdoors, that means creating social distance,” he said. “All of that will be important.”
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