After a long winter break, thousands of students in the Tampa Bay area will start returning to the classroom on Tuesday. With worries over the omicron variant and a rise in COVID-19 cases, Hillsborough County school leaders highlighted the steps they’re taking to help mitigate the spread.
As concern rises over COVID-19 cases and the omicron variant, so does worry over the variant’s impact on children. Local pediatricians are sharing what they’re seeing in communities in the Tampa Bay area now and what families can do to help protect their kids.