Atlanta-Last year, the CDC did not recommend any trick-or-treating practice, saying it was too dangerous in the rampant spread of COVID-19. From now to 2021, senior health and safety officials will give the green light to Halloween celebrations with correct precautions. 

NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said: "Especially if you are vaccinated, you can go out and spend most of the time outdoors...enjoy it."

11Alive asked health and public safety officials for tips on protecting family safety during Halloween.

Dr. Andrew Doyle, a pediatrician at Marietta's Wellstar Health System, said that parents should still follow Covid-19 precautions.

"We still encourage wearing masks," he said. "We still encourage things to be separated and social distance as much as possible. Limit people who distribute candies and put a lot of hand sanitizer around. Wipe the wrapping paper. Set it on the outside so you can regulate the flow and people can keep balance and more dispersed."

Wellstar said they encourage people to keep "SPOOKY" this Halloween:

S Disinfect frequently and thoroughly. Ask your child to wash his hands before going out, then bring a sanitizer, and use it often when trick or treat without sugar. Disinfect the candy wrappers when they return home and remind them to take safety measures that will help keep everyone away from COVID. If children come to your home to eat "Grab-n-Go" snacks, please bring hand sanitizer with you.

CDC still strongly recommends P physical distance. Whether it is trick-or-treating at the front door or eating and drinking everywhere at the party, large group gatherings should be avoided as much as possible. Six feet is still recommended, but please judge for yourself when you are around those who have or have not been fully vaccinated.

If the weather permits, O OUTDOORS is the best way to celebrate Halloween. Staying outdoors can promote air circulation and help reduce close contact with others. If guests are coming to your house for Halloween, please consider sitting outside. If you plan to make "Grab-n-Go" snacks (which, by the way, is a good idea), separate the bags for added safety. Reminder: Being outdoors does not allow you to ignore the free pass to take reasonable precautions.

O Observe those who trick or treat without giving sugar. Children are still children and will not always follow the safety guidelines, so pay close attention to them and ensure that children can use masks and other protective layers, which will make Halloween safe and fun.

K KIDS Having fun and creating positive childhood memories is the meaning of Halloween. Try to follow the recommended guidelines to avoid or minimize COVID exposure while creating something interesting and easy to do.

It is your judgment that is the key to making good and healthy decisions and minimizing COVID-19 exposure. In addition to wearing masks and vaccinations, additional safety precautions must be taken, such as hand washing.

Doug Parsi is the training director of SafeDefend and a 20-year former police captain. He said that child injuries are the most common call on Halloween. 

"In some cases, your child will be injured," he said. "Let your child show up. You can go to the dollar store and buy some bracelets or other things that glow or glow in the dark."

Parsi also said that it’s a good idea to do some Internet research on your community before “trick or treat”.

"Every county in the United States has a sex [offender] registry," he said. "You really need to check it once a year."

View the National Sex Offender Registry here.

"The other thing most communities have is some kind of police record," Passy said. "You just want to look at that and make sure that no house has the same address two or three times in some way."

View crime statistics near you here.

Other tips for SafeDefend: 

Parsi stated that the following are other things you need to know about protecting your personal space:

If you are cautious about distributing candies, experts say things like tongs, or even making candies with PVC pipes, can give you some comfortable distance.

This is also a good time to remind people of what the colorful pumpkins in front of the door might mean.

The blue-green pumpkin is usually to let you know that the house has anti-allergic options.

The purple pumpkin represents epilepsy consciousness...the people inside may be triggered by the flashing light.

If you see a child holding a blue pumpkin bucket to collect candies, it may mean that the child belongs to the autism spectrum.

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