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Keep Germs at Bay During Back to School

The past year of remote and/or hybrid learning has been difficult for parents, teachers, and students alike. However, one good piece of news to come out of our unusual Covid year, is that instances of colds and flus have declined. According to the CDC in 2020, “the percentage of U.S. respiratory specimens submitted for influenza testing that tested positive decreased from >20% to 2.3% and has remained at historically low inter-seasonal levels.”

The dramatic drop can be attributed to not only social distancing but also to the widespread use of masks, heightened awareness of handwashing, and increased attention on keeping surfaces clean and disinfected.

As students and teachers head back into the classroom full time, it’s time to start thinking about continuing this vigilance against germs so kids and teachers stay healthy and focused on learning and having fun.

Schools are an excellent breeding ground for germs. With tons of common areas – from shared desks and supplies to crowded lunchrooms and playgrounds – it’s difficult to keep germs at bay. Difficult…but not impossible! We’ve got four tips to help keep your kids in school and the whole family healthy all year long.

Mask Up

Although some kids might be ready to ditch the mask, there’s no doubt, mask-wearing is good practice. But if they don’t fit properly, kids are less likely to wear them correctly. Help encourage responsible mask-wearing with fun, comfortable masks designed for kids.



Hand Cleaning

The same is true for hand sanitizer. Kids are more likely to use it if it comes in fun and convenient packaging that can easily attach to backpacks.

Hand sanitizer is great for switching between activities during the busy school day, but you also want to encourage your kiddos to wash their hands with soap throughout the day. When you buy wholesale with DollarDays, you can help supply your kid’s class and their school with hand soap. Fighting germs is much easier when the whole school is on board!

Clean Common Areas

Anyone who’s ever been in a classroom knows it’s nearly impossible to keep kids in their seats and at their desks for extended periods of time. Movement is good and should be encouraged…just be sure to regularly wipe down common and high traffic areas.

Send your kids to school with sanitizing wipes and sprays they can share. Encourage them to help their teacher wipe down doorknobs, tables, staplers, and computer keyboards (a surprising host to all kinds of yucky germs).

Teach them Personal Responsibility

Teach your kids to take responsibility when they are feeling a bit sniffly or sneezy. In addition to hand washing and masks, be sure they have plenty of tissues on hand, they cough into their elbows, and have a fun desk shield to protect their friends. These are great to not only add an extra layer of protection against germs but also can help to keep them more focused. We love a dual-purpose supply!

Keep Teachers Safe

Whether you have younger kids in Montessori school, pre-teens in middle school, or teens in high school, be sure your teachers have everything they’ll need too! Any teacher returning to school this year would probably be overjoyed to receive a pandemic kit filled with coronavirus safety signs or other Covid-19-related necessities. We are sure that an assortment of general teacher school supplies would be appreciated too.

You’ll never run out of these essential germ-fighters when you shop DollarDays wholesale supplies. With excellent prices and quality goods, you can keep your kids, teachers, and friends in school and on-task all year long.

Get more information on the most important pandemic accessory, masks, by clicking below.

CDC Updates Their Mask Guidelines

Fun Ideas For DIY Mask Decorating

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CDC Updates Their Mask Guidelines

Since the holidays, the United States is seeing extremely high levels of infections and hospitalizations due to Coronavirus. Even though vaccinations are starting to happen across the United States, people are being asked to continue to wear masks even after receiving the vaccination. This is due in part to recent reports that immediately following vaccinations, people may still contract the virus.

The other recent change came last week as the Biden Administration took office. Immediately following, Biden signed an executive order requiring masks in all Federal and Federal agency buildings. This order underscores the importance of wearing a mask to protect our frontline and Federal workers. We know wearing a mask is important to curb the spread of the pandemic, but now we are learning that the type of mask you wear is just as important.

Recently, the CDC published new guidelines around mask-wearing to help prevent the Coronavirus. Though many people have settled into using simple cloth masks, the new guidelines say that people should have at least two layers of mask protection. Some cloth masks do offer a higher level of protection, but if you aren’t sure, then layering two masks together is what is recommended.

Currently, the most effective masks available are N95 and KN95 masks. These are the same masks that are used in medical institutions because of the high level of filtration they provide. DollarDays currently has wholesale KN95 masks in stock and ready to ship.
Another way to achieve two layers of protection is to pair up a disposable surgical mask with a cloth mask. We also currently have wholesale surgical masks in stock as well as a large selection of reusable cloth masks.

As people continue to get vaccinated, we will still need to continue to wear masks and social distance. So, stock up now for your business or organization and help keep our communities safe.