PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Virani, Alice K. AU - Puls, Henry T. AU - Mitsos, Rebecca AU - Longstaff, Holly AU - Goldman, Ran D. AU - Lantos, John D. TI - Benefits and Risks of Visitor Restrictions for Hospitalized Children During the COVID Pandemic AID - 10.1542/peds.2020-000786 DP - 2020 Aug 01 TA - Pediatrics PG - e2020000786 VI - 146 IP - 2 4099 - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/146/2/e2020000786.short 4100 - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/146/2/e2020000786.full SO - Pediatrics2020 Aug 01; 146 AB - To control the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus responsible for coronavirus disease 2019, many hospitals have strict visitor restriction policies. These policies often prohibit both parents from visiting at the same time or having grandparents or other family members visit at all. We discuss cases in which such policies created ethical dilemmas and possibly called for compassionate exceptions from the general rules.