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Asymptomatic COVID Testing

Asymptomatic COVID Testing If you believe that you or your child has been exposed to COVID, you will be contacted by the Health Department IF you are considered a close contact and require testing.  Please do not call the office because we will tell you to wait for direction from the Health Department. IMPORTANT NOTE:

COVID Test Results

COVID Test Results If your child has had a COVID test completed at a URMC lab, please know that it is now taking up to 6 days to get those results.  PLEASE DO NOT CALL OUR OFFICE LOOKING FOR RESULTS! We understand that you are frustrated while awaiting the results of testing, but please know

Yellow Zone Restrictions for Schools in Monroe County

Yellow Zone Restrictions for Schools We understand there are many questions about Governor Cuomo’s announcement yesterday regarding the testing of students and staff in the school districts in the Yellow Zone.  We do not have all of the answers yet.  We are waiting for additional guidance from the Monroe Country Health Department.  Nasal Swab Tests

COVID Testing Results

When Should I Expect My Child’s COVID Test Results? If your child was swabbed for COVID, either in our COVID office or at an Urgent Care, it will be a minimum of 48 hours before our office receives those results.  Please do not call  us for these results!  As soon as we receive your child’s

Resource for Helping Your Child Wear A Mask

Mask Wearing Toolkit Wearing a mask is important and will help us stop the spread of COVID-19. As you start to go out into the community more often, you may worry about your child’s safety and ability to wear a mask, especially as we prepare for “back to school.”  The Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities

It’s All About The Mask!

Let Me M-Ask You A Question… We are receiving many phone calls and portal messages regarding mask requirements/exemptions for children in school.  As noted in guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local health departments, cloth face masks are an important tool in preventing the

Anticipating Return to School…

Return to School During COVID-19 What Is Our Opinion? A big question parents have right now is how students can go back to school safely during COVID-19. You may be seeking an opinion from your provider here at Genesis Pediatrics regarding whether or not you should send your child(ren) back to in classroom learning. The

New States Added to the NY Travel Advisory List for Mandatory Quarantine

10 Additional States Added to the List, up to 31 States Ten additional states are now on New York’s travel advisory list, which mandates travelers who spend more than 24 hours in the state to self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival back to NY. The total is now 31 states.  Below is the list: Alabama

Exposed to COVID-19?

Have You or Your Child Been Recently Exposed to a  COVID (+) Person? In the event that you or your child has been exposed to a COVID (+) person, we advise you to stay at home and monitor closely for symptoms.  You do not need to call the office unless symptoms arise.  #stayathome #maskup #COVID